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Here's a virtual tour of the exhibit from 2021, and a prime  reason why Ruth & Emily should be removed from the BPZoo.

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Sadly, it hasn't changed in any substantial way since 1986. Except, perhaps, to get worse now that Ruth & Emily have no ability to get out of the tiny lot. We don't believe bullhooks were needed, as they never used them on Emily and Ruth is lame. But during "free contact management," Ruth & Emily were able to walk around the zoo and occasionally to go into the brook in good weather. It's likely that is why they now ram the gate and try to unlock it.

In 2017, the City spent $600,000 on changes to the barn. In order to eliminate the bullhook, and to switch to "restricted" contact, the City retrofitted the 32-year-old barn with steel bars--but now the stalls are just 20 feet by 40 feet. For an animal that is 10 feet long, that means they can barely turn around. And Ruth & Emily spend 16 hours a day, every day, in the barn. For Ruth it is especially difficult to navigate the tiny doorway when she is lame on two legs. Further, the City's equipment is not able to adequately remove all of the waste-contaminated soil from the stalls.