HRM 3422 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Animal Welfare, Organizational Culture
4 May 2018
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HRM 3422 Chapter 12 Notes – Summary
Introduction
Other Issues Raised by the Task Force
• The Maple Leaf Zoo was sued by an employee under whistleblower protection
legislation.
• The employee was demoted and harassed after she complained to government officials
about unsafe conditions at the zoo.
• Eeryody kid of leared soethig fro that, said Dr. Corall.
• Aial elfare oes first, he said.
• Zoo eteriarias are really the ones who are in charge of that.
• Veterinarians tend to champion those causes because that is what they are expected to
do.
• You have different perspectives and opinions on those things, but the key is to sit down
ith all the folks.
• He added, Zoos are complicated organisms and organizations.
• Ope ouiatio a iproe the situatio, hoeer.
• Durig its presetatio, the Citizes Task Fore idetified a uer of other issues of
concern, and they briefly reviewed these for council.
• Organizational culture. The task force found that lack of trust was a big issue among
staff.
• They also foud a ulture of fear ad oted that ee though retaliatio as ofte
subtle, it was definitely there. In particular, keepers were afraid to admit actions or
mistakes, even when immunity was offered.
• The task force expressed concern that many of the zookeepers were too focused on
their o speifi jo duties ad did ot see or support the ig piture of the zoo as
both a wildlife conservation facility ad a usiess.
• Relationship among curators, veterinarians, and zookeepers.
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