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Zurich charity gala \u2018Zoof\u00e4scht\u2019 set for a fresh start <\/p>\n
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The legendary Zurich Zoof\u00e4scht is set to be revamped. After almost 40 years, the current organising committee is stepping down from organising the charity gala. From 2028, Zurich Zoo will take over the organisation of the event and further develop the concept.\n<\/p>\n
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\u201cA single summer\u2019s night turned into a success story.\u201d In a press release, Zurich Zoo looks back on the history of the long-standing Zoof\u00e4scht, which was first held in August 1987 as a charity gala.<\/p>\n
Now, after almost four decades, the previously independent organising committee has decided not to continue the event in its current form, the zoo announced on Tuesday. For the zoo, this marks the start of a new chapter.<\/p>\n
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The Zurich Zoo has euthanised 10 healthy geladas because there was no more room for them. <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Read more: Zurich Zoo euthanises 10 surplus Ethiopian baboons A new concept is set to build on the origins of the Zoof\u00e4scht while also introducing fresh ideas, the zoo writes. The inaugural event is planned for the last weekend in August 2028. It is set to last two days \u2013 with a \u201cZoo Night\u201d on Saturday and a family day on Sunday.<\/p>\n The aim remains unchanged: to give visitors an insight into the fascinating yet endangered animal world, to inspire enthusiasm for the protection of global biodiversity, and to encourage personal involvement, the zoo writes.<\/p>\n Around 1,000 visitors at the first event<\/p>\n The first event took place on August 29, 1987. Around 1,000 visitors flocked to the Z\u00fcrichberg. The organising committee, led by Hans C. Bodmer, hosted the first Zoof\u00e4scht. At the entrance, guests were given a filled picnic basket, the zoo reports. They enjoyed the delicacies it contained over dinner in the heart of the zoo.<\/p>\n That summer\u2019s evening marked the beginning of a success story. With a few exceptions, the Zoof\u00e4scht has been held every two years ever since. Behind the festive atmosphere lay the constant aim of supporting Zurich Zoo. The charity galas regularly raised substantial sums for new construction projects at the zoo.<\/p>\n \n More<\/p>\n More <\/p>\n Demographics\n <\/p>\n Life in the zoo <\/p>\n This content was published on <\/p>\n Jul 28, 2008 <\/p>\n Life in the zoo. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Read more: Life in the zoo +\u00a0How we produce news in English<\/a> Articles in this story <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Zurich charity gala \u2018Zoof\u00e4scht\u2019 set for a fresh start Keystone-SDA The legendary Zurich Zoof\u00e4scht is set to be…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":120229,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[6],"tags":[101,312,100,103,51],"class_list":["post-120228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-zurich","tag-article","tag-beat-various","tag-latest-news","tag-production-type-deepl-autotranslation","tag-zurich"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ch\/117155911987121588","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120228"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120228\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/120229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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