Dramatic images come from Venezuela where an economic, institutional and social crisis is underway. The inhabitants are starving and many are invading zoos to feed on buffaloes, horses and exotic animals.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himDramatic images come from Venezuela where an economic, institutional and social crisis is underway. Residents they are starving and there are many who invade zoos to feed on buffaloes, horses and exotic animals.
There is a lack of medicines and basic necessities such as bread. Venezuela, once a rich and thriving country, is experiencing one of the most incredible crises in the world.
Inflation fluctuates between 700 and 1.100% per year and the bolivar, the national currency, is now waste paper. So the now skinny Venezuelans are forced to raid animals in zoos. Thus sea turtles, flamingos, freshwater dolphins and other protected animals have become the only source of livelihood for the population.
Forbes and other local media had already talked about the phenomenon last year, but now the situation appears even more serious. It is not uncommon for zookeepers to find alone carcasses and bones wild boar and buffalo, for example in the Caricuao district, in the west of Caracas. The population is desperate.
But the local government of Maduro, in addition to declaring a state of emergency, has not yet found a solution to the problem.
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One of the plans in his program is the so-called conejo plan (rabbit plan), a failed attempt to feed rabbits to his fellow citizens to replace beef and chicken proteins that are no longer raised because there is no feed.
But, in reality, Venezuelans traditionally see rabbits as pets and not as potential food, they prefer to raid zoos to find animals such as buffalo or wild boar or other exotic animals such as freshwater dolphins, Caribbean red flamingos, sea turtles and wild asses.
Venezuela is one of the 17 countries that have 70% of the world's biodiversity for this reason the economic crisis is threatening the environment by bringing deforestation and illegal trafficking of endangered species.
He rummages in the trash and there are many who do not have a roof over their heads. According to Venezuelan NGOs there are 280 people suffer from malnutrition and children are most affected. The situation is no better for animals, those who do not become food end up biting each other. Many disappear and are stolen as evidenced by the local police.
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