The previous zoo bond of $125 million was wasteful, did not help animal health, and resulted in several avoidable deaths.

The zoo has no clear plan to spend $380 million, just vague statements.

Construction companies, not animals, benefit from this bond measure.

This is yet another money grab by Metro, after their failures to address homelessness, crime & drug abuse.

This money could be put to much better use -- or simply returned to us!

Almost half the previous bond money was spent on Elephant Lands, and yet since its opening, there have been four elephant deaths (Packy, Rama, Tusko & Lily) as well as Chendra's miscarriage, all entirely avoidable. Medical records reveal injuries due to fighting & bullying.

Zoo attendance has been on a downward trend  for over a decade, yet the zoo's expenses keep going up. The zoo has long been a money-loser, being propped up by our taxes. Last year alone we paid the zoo $25 million with our taxes.

The zoo squanders its money on exotic species instead of focusing on native wildlife conservation. They even refused an all-expense paid offer by a reputed sanctuary to rehabilitate Chendra.

We shouldn't reward failures with more money!

Metro is misleading us by calling this measure a "bond renewal". The previous bond was for $125 million and this one is over three times that.

Already second-highest taxed in the nation, this tax on housing only further burdens home owners and renters in the area.

Metro's $650 million bond measure for affordable housing and $248 million per year income tax to fund homeless services have both been expensive failures.

With crime hollowing out downtown and a fentanyl emergency declared in Portland, Metro looks to distract from their failures with a spiffy zoo.