An animal attraction at the Western Idaho Fair is closed and will be replaced with a different attraction after fair officials were made aware that its federal license had expired.
According to inspection reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Otter Adventure, which billed itself on Facebook as a “water show that is educational and fun for all ages,” was operating without the necessary license to comply with the Animal Welfare Act, a federal law that regulates the care of exotic animals.
Western Idaho Fair Director Bob Batista told the Idaho Statesman on Thursday evening that the otter exhibit is now closed and will be replaced with a different attraction.
“While the exhibit met Idaho state requirements, Otter Adventures did not disclose that their USDA license had expired,” Batista said in an email.
Otter Adventure was scheduled to run through the end of the fair on Aug. 25.
