No Food Shortage, Says Karachi Zoo - But Viral Video Shows Lion In "Awful Shape"
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Senior Director of Karachi Zoo dismissed the reports as fabricated
The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation on Tuesday said that all animals at Karachi Zoo in Pakistan were being fed properly after disturbing visuals of a visibly-weak lion emerged online. According to Geo TV, food supply at the zoo had been suspended on Monday, with the supplier alleging that he had not been paid for months. We have no right to zoos if this is how we treat animals....Karachi Zoo fails to pay food suppliers....The animals are already in awful shape.My heart is breaking. Let's shut down all zoos @murtazawahab1pic.twitter.com/lBZNFnDqO5 I am taking you up on this offer to come see for myself....WHERE IS THE AFRICAN LION I TWEETED ABOUT? https://t.co/qdmwu0MfmT
"The administration hasn't paid since February 2021," contractor Amjad Mehboob said.
He added that the issue had been resolved with Karachi municipal authorities and food supply had been renewed. Authorities assured him that his dues would be cleared by December, Mr Mehboob added. The zoo is under the administrative control of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC).
The matter came to attention after journalist Quatrina Hosain shared a disturbing video of the lion at the zoo. The video shows the drowsy-looking lion slumped inside his cage. "Karachi Zoo fails to pay food suppliers....The animals are already in awful shape," she wrote while sharing the video on Monday.
