
Troubled New Zealand wildlife park to euthanise seven lions
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Wellington: A New Zealand wildlife park says it will be forced to euthanise seven elderly lions after running into financial difficulties. The Kamo...
Wellington: A New Zealand wildlife park says it will be forced to euthanise seven elderly lions after running into financial difficulties.
The Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary in the northern city of Whangarei said it was closing down and had no choice but to euthanise the big cats.
"There were no real options left. The staff and I are devastated," sanctuary operator Janette Vallance said in a statement on Tuesday.
The lions were aged between 18-21 years old, which is longer than they would typically live in the wild.
There were no realistic options for re-homing them at other New Zealand zoos.
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