An emaciated and visibly distressed moose was euthanized at the Vancouver Zoo. Animal welfare activists protest
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himSo thin that all the ribs could be counted, and in the end, this moose locked up at the Greater Vancouver Zoo was euthanized. The images of the emaciated animal sparked protests among activists.
Shannon Marcoux had shown the photos. The woman visiting the zoo noticed that the moose was in very critical condition. 8-year-old Oakleaf was culled last Wednesday and this infuriated animal rights activists who wonder why the moose was skinny and visibly in a state of distress.
According to zoo veterinarian Bruce Burton, the moose had been ill for a long time due to age. But after all, Oakleaf was only 8 years old and the moose live 25 years in the wild, while in captivity even 15. The managers justified themselves by claiming that everything possible was done, also changing its diet. Was it possible that no one was able to understand why the poor animal, already forced into captivity, showed signs of malaise?
Am I the only person out there who thinks this is unacceptable? Took the kids to a local zoo yesterday and saw this poor…
Posted by Shannon Marcoux on Tuesday, July 21, 2020
The decision to suppress her came the day after the photos were posted, but according to the vet, it was just a coincidence, as the decision had already been made. The activists think differently, according to which the zoo wanted to close the case in a hasty manner in order not to be attacked.
Shannon Marcoux had, in fact, presented a formal complaint against the structure.
"We demand answers and that the case not be closed and that those responsible for an announced death pay," said activist David Isbister of No More Dead Captives. "If it wasn't for these images, no one would have known about Oakleaf's condition." .
While the zoo continues to argue that it cares about the fate of its animals, activists recall that a 2019 report commissioned by the Vancouver Humane Society (VHS) by the Wildlife Protection Association Zoocheck, told of a zoo where animals 'they lived in sterile, undersized cages and enclosures that prevent them from having natural behaviors.'
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