Kota Zoo

• Many animals are housed individually.
• One lion is isolated from the other lions in a small dark cage.
• Two lions appear to be suffering from a skin disease and have sores all over their bodies. A zookeeper said the zoo lacks the equipment to do diagnostic testing and is unable to give details about the cause, treatment or progress of the disease. The animals were lethargic to the point of stupor. The cage is completely barren and had dirty, stale food lying around.
• The meat provided to the lions was strewn all over the floor and was covered with flies and ants. Rats were observed eating the meat. The water tank was completely dry.
• One enclosure housed several star tortoises, black bucks, chinkaras and rabbits. A zoo employee told our investigator that the rabbits were kept as food for the python. The cage is covered in debris, including pieces of rocks, wire mesh, buckets and steel plates. Big pieces of boulders and stones cover the ground.
• Pigeons, white doves, parakeets and parrots are all housed together, but no educational information is provided about the various species. One bird was dead.
• The civet cat enclosure is bare and does not have any enrichment. The animal is housed alone and was clearly distressed.
• A fox in a small cage was visibly terrified and trying to hide in a corner to escape visitors who were harassing him. A nearby zoo employee did nothing to intervene.
• The monkey enclosure is dark, dingy and completely lacking in enrichment. There are no trees to climb. Food was strewn all over the dirty, urine-covered concrete floor. The water was dirty. Visitors tease the animals in full view of the keeper.
• An individually housed bear is in an enclosure with no enrichment. The water tank was filled with green-coloured water. Although the bear paces around incessantly, he is unable to walk properly, as his nails are grotesquely overgrown. This animal is in a state of profound distress.
• The tiger enclosure has a faeces-filled water tank. Visitors are able to cross the barrier and harass the tiger. The tiger was supposed to be relocated to the Jodhpur Zoo but has not been moved.

The lioness has a skin disease and a problem with her eyes. The male lion also has a skin problem.

This fox is alone in an enclosure which does not have any enrichment. He was sleeping, and because the visitors could not see him, a zoo guard woke him up. Foxes are nocturnal animals, which means that they sleep during the day.

The dingy monkey enclosure does not have any enrichment. The water provided for the monkeys is dirty.

This bear, who is housed individually, has overgrown nails. He can barely walk because of his nails, yet he was seen frantically pacing up and down.

The tiger's water pool is completely dry and is filled with excreta.