AZA is a non-profit membership association, founded to foster continued improvement of zoos and aquariums through high standards of conduct, education, science and conservation. We value high standards. We value improvement. Nothing is more important to us than providing the best possible care for animals.
Animals are our passion.
They are the reason we come to work everyday. Ask any person working in a zoo, they will tell you that they are there because they love animals and have wanted to work with them since they took their first trip to the zoo. And this passion extends far beyond the zoo or aquarium entrance. AZA members support nearly 700 field conservation projects in 80 countries. Because AZA feels so strongly about animals, we established standards of animal care which go far beyond legal requirements.