AZA Accreditation - How Does It Work? with Craig Piper and Allison Tuttle, Chair and Vice-Chair of the Accreditation Committee

AZA Accreditation - How Does It Work? with Craig Piper and Allison Tuttle, Chair and Vice-Chair of the Accreditation Committee

From Rossifari Podcast - Zoos, Aquariums, and Animal Conservation by Rossifari

April 21, 2026 · 1h 8m · Season 6 · Episode 38

About this episode

The episode discusses the AZA accreditation process with the chair and vice-chair of the Accreditation Committee at Mystic Aquarium.

Today, the Safari visits Mystic Aquarium to talk to the chair and vice-chair of the AZA Accreditation Committee. What does accreditation mean? What does it look like? What happens when an AZA-accredited facility is accused of not living up to the gold-standard that AZA accreditation represents? Can accreditation be revoked? Can special circumstances be accounted for from facility to facility? We ask all this and more! EPISODE LINKS: mysticaquarium.org @mysticaquarium @...

People in this episode

Host: Rossifari

Guests: Craig Piper, Allison Tuttle

Topics covered

  • AZA Accreditation
  • animal conservation
  • zoological standards
  • accreditation process
  • facility evaluation

Keywords

  • AZA accreditation
  • animal facilities
  • accreditation process
  • Mystic Aquarium
  • animal welfare

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AZA Accreditation Committee, mysticaquarium.org

Places: Mystic Aquarium

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