Head of Ukraine's Oldest Zoo to Euthanize Its Animals Due to Russian Attack?

After Russian missile assaults devastated cages, animals at Ukraine's oldest zoo will be tragically euthanized.

Because it is only 64 kilometers from the Russian border, Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-biggest city, has been hard struck by enemy troops.

The zoo sits on the city's northern outskirts, considerably closer to Russia.

Oleksandr Feldman, a member of parliament and the creator of the Kharkiv ecopark, believes there is no way to save them from the devastating zoo grounds.

Euthanasia of the animals in the zoo

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After the Russian bombardment, a devastated Ukrainian zoo is putting all of its animals to sleep, as per Mirror.

The huge animals will be put down, according to an MP and the proprietor of an ecopark in Kharkiv, because there is no way to save them after the zoo was damaged.

According to Feldman, the Russian bombardment destroyed the attraction.

Because there is no way to remove or transfer large animals, they will be put to sleep.

According to the zoo's website, it houses about 6,000 animals.

In a video message, he delivered the heartbreaking news of what had occurred, as well as the terrible news that a rescue is doubtful.

He stated, "There is no longer an Ecopark."

He can say that the park has already been nearly entirely destroyed as a result of yesterday's bombardment.

Animal cages have been demolished, as has all infrastructure, yet tigers and lions have somehow survived. Their enclosures have been severely damaged, and they are free to go at any time.

The structure in which the bears dwell is in a bad state. they'll have to make a decision today. He told them they had until the evening to decide whether to euthanize them or relocate them.

The zoo's director stated that there was nowhere else they could take the animals, but that they planned to rescue some of them by adopting younger large cats.

However, he said that all adult animals would most likely be euthanized because they cannot be salvaged or re-homed.

One month after Kyiv zookeepers created a modern-day Noah's Ark to avoid the invasion, the painful choice to destroy the animals was made.

The animals were rescued from a shelter in Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, and have safely arrived in Poland after a terrible six-day journey.

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Animal Euthanasia

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