Monkey Around This Summer CHECK OUT SOME OF AMERICA’S BEST ZOOS
Summer is one of the best times of the year to travel. Kids are out of school and want to do something fun every weekend, which can be difficult to accommodate if you’ve already exhausted your local options. If you’re looking to travel, you can visit a beach, take in the sights and sounds of an amusement park, or spend some time with animals while visiting a zoo. Nearly every state in our country has a handful of zoos or aquariums, but some stand above the rest.
Desert Dome, an 84,000-square-foot indoor desert that maintains an authentic desert ecosystem. This is a must- visit for any animal lover in your family. The Bronx Zoo You don’t usually think about seeing exotic animals when you visit New York City, but the Bronx Zoo is one of the best places to view animals in America. Opened in 1899, the Bronx Zoo is responsible for many of the advancements relating to animal captivity. This was one of the first zoos to ditch cages for natural environments and create an animal hospital. With over 6,000 species, there’s an animal for everyone at the Bronx Zoo. The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens While the San Diego Zoo is often boasted as California’s largest and best zoo, another zoo is worth checking out. The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens outside Palm Springs has entertained visitors for decades. There are events at this zoo every day, one of the most popular being the keeper connections and animal encounters, where you get up close and personal with the animals while learning more about their habitats and lifestyles. Before enrolling your child in a daycare with a pool onsite, parents should ask detailed questions about the facility’s safety precautions. Whether they run a daycare or not, every property with a pool should enclose it with a fence at least 4 feet high and no gaps large enough for children to slip through. The latch should be at least 54 inches off the ground or mounted on the pool-side of the fence. Parents should also inquire about hard tops for the pool and what precautions will prevent children from escaping outdoors unattended. If children at the daycare will be actively using the pool, parents should further ask about supervision protocols and the adult-to-child ratio. Even the most attentive adults can only watch so many excited children at once; it only takes moments for a tragedy to happen. Many children will also be attending summer camps with water onsite. Parents should strongly reconsider sending children who can’t swim to these camps. They should also check the training and accreditation of the facility before enrolling their children and understand how many lifeguards will be on duty. Despite parents’ best efforts, injuries still happen. When one occurs, parents should hire an experienced daycare injury attorney as soon as possible to protect their rights and help secure fair compensation. Finney Injury Law regularly handles daycare injury cases, and we would be glad to discuss your options.
Here are three of the best zoos you can visit in the U.S.
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium The Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, Nebraska, is consistently
ranked as one of the top five zoos in the world. It prides itself on hosting rare, endangered animals you can’t see elsewhere. It has the
world’s largest nocturnal exhibit, and one of the major highlights is the
Splashing around in the pool is many kids’ favorite part of summer. Unfortunately, it’s also among the most dangerous. Parents regularly receive reminders about closely monitoring their children during water play. But how can they keep their kids safe in someone else’s care? It’s not uncommon for daycares to have pools on the property, especially when the facility is home-based. Even when the children in daycare don’t use the pool, its presence still poses a risk. Children often sneak off to explore water, and drowning can happen in only minutes. Pools and other bodies of water also pose additional risks besides drowning. Children can fall on the slick surfaces surrounding pools, potentially causing broken bones, concussions, or spinal cord injuries. Kids also receive lacerations from nearby equipment. Even the drains and filters on pools are dangerous to the youngest children. BEHIND THESE PREVENTABLE ACCIDENTS SEMI-TRUCK TIRE BLOWOUTS CAN DEVASTATE UNDERSTAND YOUR DAYCARE’S POOL SAFETY STAY ABOVE WATER
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