Mahatma Gandhi Zoo

• A tiger who looked healthy in March 2005 appeared to be on the verge of death in July. Although he is barely alive, he is still kept on display in a small, damp concrete cage.
• In March 2005, 27 black bucks were mauled to death by dogs who gained access to the zoo.
• All the animals are housed in tiny, damp, concrete cages.
• The cages are strewn with faeces and stale food.
• None of the cages has any form of enrichment.
• The crocodiles do not have any land to bask on. They are shifted from one pool to another without being able to maintain their body temperature as they would do in the wild.
• The tiger, lion and leopard are fed by a boy who is not a zoo employee.
• Visitors freely harass and tease the animals, and zoo employees do not intervene. There are no barriers to protect the animals.
• No educational signboards are provided.

This tiger is nothing but skin and bones. His condition has deteriorated since 5 March. He cannot even walk properly, and he has large visible sores all over his body.

The jackals engage in stereotypic behaviours. Both pace up and down in their small, damp cement cages.

The monkeys are kept in barren cement enclosures with nothing to keep them occupied. One of the monkeys is wearing a collar.

A visitor teases the monkeys, and no zoo attendants are present to stop him.

The crocodile pool is dirty.