WORLD WORLDWIDE ANIMALS USA VIRGINIA care2petitions News Journal Update - Dead Animals' Body Parts Found at Private Zoo. Shut This Zoo Down!

 

Officials found dozens of dead animals, as well as the body parts of several more. Dead Animals' Body Parts Found at Private Zoo. Shut This Zoo Down! Sign Now      Dear friends,   A private zoo in Virginia stands accused of abusing and neglecting dozens of animals to the point of death — and then leaving their body parts around the facilities. Authorities searched Natural Bridge Zoo's and found habitats that were "filthy" and lacked sufficient food or water. So it should be no surprise that many animals didn't survive. The dead animals at the zoo included a white Bengal tiger that the zoo had euthanized, a monkey, lemur, llama, mandrill, alligator, Burmese python, five cranes, and seven servals.   But that didn't even include the body parts of various other animals, including a zebra's legs and pelt, a giraffe's head, skin, tails, legs, and feces, and more. There were also several jars of specimens on site. For the animals that remained alive, their lives were pure misery. Asha the elephant spent her nights chained inside a ramshackle barn, often both sleeping and standing in her own urine. During the day, she was forced to give rides to hundreds of visitors. One day in particular, the zoo made Asha carry 191 people. Sign the petition to demand Virginia officials and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) shut down Natural Bridge Zoo and ban its owners from working with animals in the future! Thank you, Miranda Care2 Petitions Team P.S. There's no way this zoo should be allowed to remain open. Authorities must shut down the Natural Bridge Zoo in Virginia! Sign the petition.      Sign Now