Shame on them.

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 <div style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px;height:4em;"><div style="padding:0px;margin:0px;height:51px;"><div style="padding:0px 5px 0px 0px;margin:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);width:960px;"><ul style="padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px;margin:3px 0px;list-style:none;float:right;width:200px;font-size:17px;"><li style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 2px;"></li><li style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 2px;"></li><li style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 2px;"></li><li style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 2px;"></li></ul></div></div></div><div style="padding:0px;margin:0px;text-align:right;">Captive Animals Protection Society<p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 10px;">Penguins were left without water on a 29C day.
 </div><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(18,114,180);"><strong style="padding:0px;margin:0px;">WARNING: Content may upset some readers</strong>
<p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(18,114,180);">A zoo in the United Kingdom where almost 500 animals died in four years has been refused an application for a new licence.
<p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(18,114,180);">South Lakes Safari Zoo, in Cumbria in northern England, has been the subject of welfare concerns for years.
<div style="padding:0px;margin:10px 0px;"><div style="padding:0px 0px 347.766px;margin:0px;height:0px;"><iframe scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="padding:0px;margin:0px;width:620px;height:347.766px;border-style:none;"></iframe></div></div><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(18,114,180);">A keeper, Sarah McClay, was mauled to death by a Sumatran tiger in 2013 and, last year, the zoo was fined almost £300,000 ($540,000) for health and safety breaches.
<p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(18,114,180);">The tiger escaped through an unlocked gate.
<p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(18,114,180);">Welfare reports photographed animals with health problems and, on a hot day in 2016, penguins had no water in their pool.
<div style="padding:0px;margin:0px;text-align:right;">Captive Animals Protection Society<p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 10px;">Reports uncovered a raft of animal welfare concerns.
 </div><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(18,114,180);">An inspection report for the zoo, home to 1500 animals, revealed hundreds of captive animals died of various causes including hypothermia and emaciation.
<p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(18,114,180);">Animals were run over, died when they found their way into other animal enclosures, and suffered diseases. A jaguar was euthanised after chewing off its own paw, a tortoise was electrocuted and a rhino died when it was crushed against a barrier. Two leopards were found partially eaten, the Captive Animals Protection Society said.
<p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(18,114,180);">The death rate was about 12 per cent and inspectors found significant problems.
<div style="padding:0px;margin:0px;text-align:right;">Captive Animals Protection Society<p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 10px;">An emaciated kangaroo at the safari park.
 </div><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(18,114,180);">A licence renewal application was unanimously rejected by Barrow Borough Council, whose members were warned by inspectors that animals could escape and harm the public if a renewal was granted.
<div style="padding:0px;margin:0px;"><div style="padding:0px;margin:20px 60px 20px 0px;width:300px;text-align:center;float:left;"><a style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 3px;color:rgb(37,96,145);font-size:10px;" href="http://stuff.co.nz/about-stuff/advertising-feedback/?pos=storybody&adsize=300x250&area=onl.stuff.world/europe">Ad Feedback</a><div style="padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0pt none;"><iframe title="3rd party ad content" width="300" height="250" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" style="padding:0px;margin:0px;border-width:0px;vertical-align:bottom;"></iframe></div></div></div><p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(18,114,180);">Police also had serious concerns about the "firearms capability" of staff at the safari zoo, <em style="padding:0px;margin:0px;">ITV News</em> <a style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(37,96,145);" href="http://www.itv.com/news/border/update/2017-03-06/inspectors-say-animals-may-escape-and-harm-public-if-south-lakes-zoo-is-given-new-license/">reported</a>.
<p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(18,114,180);">The committee said zoo inspectors had been "dismayed by the obvious deficiencies", citing overcrowding, the lack of proper veterinary procedures and other severe problems.
<p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(18,114,180);">Zoo founder David Gill can appeal the rejection. He said he was stepping back from management and a new company was formed, Cumbria Zoo Company
<p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(18,114,180);">The scale of animal abuse, neglected animals, and hundreds of deaths was revealed after a series of investigations.
<p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(18,114,180);">A report compiled by the council showed that hundreds of animals died between December 2013 and September last year. Those 486 animals included rare and endangered animals, many of which were found partially eaten or malnourished.
<p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(18,114,180);">The Captive Animals Protection Society said hours of submissions against the licence renewal application outlined "horrific animal suffering" and the zoo needed to close.

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good god...how can that be...

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Thats horrible [img]<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/sad.png[/img]
People are so messed up.. [img]<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/angry.png[/img]