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Animals Used for Entertainment// India's Zoos: A Grim Report

Kamala Nehru Prani Sanghralay

madhya
Indore
January 2006

  • No clean water was observed in any of the enclosures.
  • All the cages are dirty and barren and do not have any enrichment.
  • The floors of all the cages are concrete.
  • Visitors are allowed to harass, taunt, poke and hit animals. The animals have become so inured to this treatment that they remain unresponsive.
  • The male lion had a large, open sore on his neck and flies all over his body. His enclosure is totally barren.
  • Photos show that visitors pelted the female lion, who has since died, with stones.
  • The elephants are continuously kept in chains.
  • The crocodiles are denied access to their water pond, presumably so they will remain in sight.
  • A monkey is housed alone in a small cage.
  • Several stray dogs roam the zoo. A baby monkey who escaped from his enclosure was seen playing with the dogs.
  • The three bears live in deplorable conditions in totally barren enclosures which do not have any enrichment. One bear enclosure was full of urine and water and smelled terrible.
  • The enclosure for the tigers reeked.
  • The foxes and the hyena are in a barren enclosure.
  • One white peacock is isolated from the rest of the flock.
  • No barriers are in place to protect the animals from the public.
  • Visitors are allowed to feed roaming peacocks. The birds' diet is unregulated, unmonitored and inconsistent.

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