It's great that there are these rescue organization arround trying to help these abused animals.
PICS: Lions barely recognisable in war-torn Yemen zoo - Not for sensitive viewers
2016-02-08 20:00 - Sam Smith
Cape Town - War-torn Yemen has left up to 20 zoo lions to starve and wither away - stranded in cages at the zoo.
The lions, found barely alive, severely ill and malnourished have been taken into care by animal-aid agencies who now work desperately to save them from death, a conservationist involved in the case told SA People. The lions were left in the town of Taiz, which has been under siege by Houthi rebels for many months now.
Sadly the animals are not the only ones suffering from neglect - as many people in Yemen continue to be murdered by rebel forces.
Drew Abrahamson, who has experience with rescue lions, explained that the lions were literally starving. Pictures of the animals have emerged on social media - showing the animals skin and bones and lifeless.
The harsh reality of the matter in Yemen, Abrahamson explained was, is that “in a country ravaged by conflict, the animals come second,” she added.
Animal Rescue agency, Four Paws International is negotiating to get into the zoo and examine the animals. They are also working on getting starving and abused animals out of the zoos in Gaza, Palestine.
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PICS: Lions barely recognisable in war-torn Yemen zoo - Not for sensitive viewers?
PICS: Lions barely recognisable in war-torn Yemen zoo - Not for sensitive viewers
2016-02-08 20:00 - Sam Smith
Cape Town - War-torn Yemen has left up to 20 zoo lions to starve and wither away - stranded in cages at the zoo.
The lions, found barely alive, severely ill and malnourished have been taken into care by animal-aid agencies who now work desperately to save them from death, a conservationist involved in the case told SA People. The lions were left in the town of Taiz, which has been under siege by Houthi rebels for many months now.
Sadly the animals are not the only ones suffering from neglect - as many people in Yemen continue to be murdered by rebel forces.
Drew Abrahamson, who has experience with rescue lions, explained that the lions were literally starving. Pictures of the animals have emerged on social media - showing the animals skin and bones and lifeless.
The harsh reality of the matter in Yemen, Abrahamson explained was, is that “in a country ravaged by conflict, the animals come second,” she added.
Animal Rescue agency, Four Paws International is negotiating to get into the zoo and examine the animals. They are also working on getting starving and abused animals out of the zoos in Gaza, Palestine.
Continue reading at:
PICS: Lions barely recognisable in war-torn Yemen zoo - Not for sensitive viewers?