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Truth & Lies in BBC Report About Gaza Animal Rescue
By
Aussie Dave
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April 8, 2019
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Remember the Gaza zoo where 4 lion cubs died earlier this year? The zoo owner blamed the deaths on Israel (surprise, surprise), saying the “blockade” had led to a shortage of food and medicine needed to look after the animals, but as I showed at the time, he was keeping them in cages that were way too small to safely house them.

And it looks like I have been vindicated.



More than 40 animals have been moved out of “terrible conditions” in a Gaza Strip zoo to a reserve in Jordan, a welfare group has announced.


Four Paws say they have taken the animals from Rafah Zoo near the border with Egypt.

Lions, monkeys, peacocks and porcupines were among the 47 creatures rescued.

They were sedated for the journey 300 kilometres (190 miles) through Israel, which gave its permission for the transfer.

Four Paws vet Amir Khalil told the BBC the cages had become too small to house the animals.

Only birds were left behind at the zoo by the group. Two of the lions saved will eventually be moved to South Africa.

Rafah Zoo was opened in 1999. Four Paws drew fresh attention to the suffering of its animals earlier this year when a lioness had its claws removed with garden shears so visitors could play with her.

Animal rights groups have strongly condemned the zoo’s owner Fathy Jomaa for the treatment of the animals. Four lion cubs died at the zoo earlier this year, and Mr Jomaa contacted Four Paws to help move the creatures.

Not only was I right about the cage sizes, but this report indicates some further malpractice by the zoo owner.

Truth & Lies in BBC Report About Gaza Animal Rescue

 

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Be that's it may, as it may, the BBC wouldn’t be the BBC without taking a dig at Israel (who they did have to admit helped facilitate the transfer of the animals). And in this case, it includes an implication that Gaza residents have no other entertainment options. Because, Israel.

Residents were also sad to see the animals leave.

“The zoo is the only place where we could go for a break,” Husam Sabawei told the BBC. “It was the only place for entertaining our children.”

What a croc. Here are just some of the places I have posted about in the past, where Gazans can take a break, and children be entertained.

 

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When driving through Judea and Samaria, one of the things that really stands out is the insane levels of wealth in the Palestinian towns.

You can see palaces everywhere, not only in cities like Ramallah, but in tiny villages as well.

If you try to find the apartheid roads you will instead find Israeli roads overflowing with Palestinian cars, many beautiful Palestinian cars.

This clip shares some of the wealth witnessed while driving around Palestinian areas. The perception that most people have of this area is categorically wrong.


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