Dead animals in 4 years: is this the worst zoo in the world?

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The corpse of a squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) behind a radiator, in an advanced state of decomposition. Or an African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcate) named Goliath electrocuted by electrical wiring. These are just two of the cases that a group of inspectors encountered when reviewing what happened at South Lakes Safari, a zoo in Cumbria, northwest England, between December 2013 and September 2016. Auditors discovered that in less than four years, 486 animals died at the zoo, 12% of its population each year, from causes including hypothermia and extreme thinness. "We identified significant problems caused by overpopulation, poor hygiene, poor nutrition, lack of proper animal husbandry and any type of veterinary care.

This is how the experts concluded in their report, which they presented days before the Barrow-in-Furness municipal council evaluates whether or not to extend the license to the center, which today has 2,500 animals, and which has been published by several British media. Penalties and fines In the document they included a catalog of ill-fated animals, such as the leopards Miska and Natasja, whom their keepers discovered half-eaten in their enclosure in October 2015. They also described the tragic end of two giraffes. The first died in 2015 from a gastrointestinal infection, according Europe Cell Phone Number List to experts probably caused by the E. coli bacteria, and the second had to be euthanized at nine months old, due to the unbearable pain he suffered. The autopsy that an independent veterinarian performed on the latter revealed the poor nutrition levels of the giraffe herd. Additionally, in June 2015 a leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) died from the cold, just a year after a desert fox (Vulpes zerda) died after its head got stuck in the wire fence. The zoo has been penalized before for issues related to animal safety and health. The last time was in June, when it was fined  after Sarah McClay, a 24-year-old employee at the center, died after being attacked by a Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae). Closure Requests But it now faces possible closure and its founder, David Gill, possible prosecution "for breaching the Animal Welfare Act, for allowing animals to suffer.



That is at least what the inspectors have requested from the Barrow-in-Furness municipal council, the local authority whose members must decide this March 6 whether or not to renew the zoo's license to operate. Something that has also been requested by the Captive Animal Protection Society (CAPS), which has described the findings as "nothing short of scandalous." "The most recent report on inspections (at the zoo) has made it clear that the animals are dying from hypothermia, extreme thinness, even from trying to escape, and it is simply unacceptable," Maddy Taylor, a member of the organization, told the newspaper. British The Telegraph. "So we urge the council to take the matter seriously and close the zoo." "Unsuitable person" Gill obtained a six-year permit for his center in June 2010, which he applied to expand in June 2016. The municipal council initially rejected the request, arguing that Gill was not the "right person" to manage the institution.