We urge the council to take matters seriously and close the zoo down," she added. “Recent inspection reports have highlighted animals dying of hypothermia, exposure, emaciation and even being run over, and this is simply not acceptable. “We investigated the zoo last summer and in our short time there we found animal welfare issues,” the Society’s campaigns officer, Maddy Taylor, said after describing the recent findings “nothing short of shocking." Vets later raised questions over the feeding and nutrition of giraffes at the zoo. In another incident, the decomposing body of a squirrel monkey was discovered behind a radiator, while snow leopards Miska and Natasja were found partially eaten in their enclosure in 2015. Read more ‘World’s saddest polar bear’ offered new home in BritainĬases such as an African spurred Goliath tortoise, which died after being electrocuted by an electric fence, were “preventable” according to the Captive Animals Protection Society.
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