Boston Children's Museum

Hi,
I visited the Boston Children's Museum with my son and he loved the egg hatchery. You can watch chicks being born right in front of you. He was mesmerized. My curiousity got the better of me and I asked the curator what they did with the chicks when they took them out of the hatchery and she sheepishly said they couldn't keep them in the museum so they got rid of them. I asked what that meant and she said they drowned the chicks as their lawyers said it was a liability if they gave them away and they happened to be infected etc.
I was really disappointed. It is ver educational for the children but sad that you have to kill life unnecessarily.
I can't bring myself to go to there again.

[AHP84]

Report them to the ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) and/or PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). Those organizations have enough standing to begin an investigation.

That's just sick that they're making a profit from this. It's not much different than animal chemical testing, which is illegal.

[ea_poe]

I'm surprised Boston's would do that. They are typically very good, and I do know it no longer is there now so maybe they re-thought what they were doing.

The thing that always cracks me up about there is that massive jungle gym they have going up the middle of all three floors. The one where parents can't get in at all, only kids. It's like Lord of the Flies in there.

[Trialanderror]

Weird that they wouldn`t have some contract with a farm to take the chicks or some other legal agreement that someone who wants to adopt the chick signs a paper of being aware of the risks. Are chicks born in museums prone to have the bird flu ...or what`s all that about.

[sk123]

That is just sick...it shows such a lack of respect for life. I'm appalled and even though I would love to see baby chicks hatching, I will never go there. Thanks for letting us know about this!

[margypops]

Goodness what a nasty story I wont go there ever, Perhaps you should report it and tell everyone you know so they wont go near the place.