Animal Magic (TV series) Animal Magic (TV series) Animal Magic was a BBC children's television series which ran from 1962 to 1983 from BBC Bristol. It began fortnightly and was transmitted weekly from 1964. The presenter was the avuncular Johnny Morris. His charismatic style and genuine fondness for animals made the show an instant hit with children and adults alike. The show combined jovial voiceovers applied to various animals from Bristol Zoo with some basic educational features. Morris' co-presenters over the years were: Gerald Durrell, Tony Soper, Keith Shackleton, Roger Tabor, Sheila Young, David Taylor and Terry Nutkins. When Nutkins joined the show in
Citizens Lobbying for Animals in Zoos Citizens Lobbying for Animals in Zoos Citizens Lobbying for Animals in Zoos (CLAZ) was an informal organization lobbying to improve conditions for the animals in California zoos, started in 1996 by then 13-year-old Justin Barker. The organization was started in Sacramento, California in 1996 by then 13-year-old Justin Barker. Barker started the organization to advocate for animals in the Sacramento Zoo, which he felt were not well housed or managed. Barker worked with the Animal Protection Institute and the National Council for Excellence in Zoo Animal Management to bring media attention to the substandard conditions at the zoo. On March