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 improve zoo conditions. On March 18, 2008 the San Francisco Animal Control and Welfare Commission released a report that revealed the promises to overhaul its decaying animal enclosures, rebuild its entrance, expand educational facilities for children, and make a host of other improvements were never kept and recommended the San Francisco Zoo become a rescue facility. Justin Barker TV - current website of group's founder. 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.