{"id":755453,"date":"2018-12-04T10:27:20","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T15:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arkcenter.us\/?p=755453"},"modified":"2018-12-04T10:27:20","modified_gmt":"2018-12-04T15:27:20","slug":"snow-leopard-killing-animal-rights-groups-lead-angry-backlash-against-dudley-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=755453","title":{"rendered":"Snow leopard killing: Animal rights groups lead angry backlash against Dudley Zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<blockquote  class=\"bs-quote bs-quote-1 bsq-t1 bsq-s1 bsq-left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"quote-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Snow leopards, like all animals \u2013 humans included \u2013 want to be free. When animals who have been imprisoned, like Margaash, see an opportunity to escape their dreary lives, they often take it.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quote-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"quote-author-avatar\" src=\"http:\/\/arkcenter.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/ARK_Center.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"quote-author-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEditor\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"quote-author-job\">The ARK Center<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>JAMES MORRIS:<\/strong> <em>&#8216;The West Midlands zoo said eight-year-old Margaash was shot dead as bosses had &#8220;no other option in the interest of public safety&#8221;. It happened on October 23, with the zoo saying Margaash was \u201ceuthanised\u201d and did not suffer. The leopard had managed to escape after a &#8220;keeper error&#8221; meant the enclosure door was left open. After Dudley Zoo announced the killing, animal rights groups were quick to express outrage.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>PETA said: \u201cSnow leopards, like all animals \u2013 humans included \u2013 want to be free. When animals who have been imprisoned, like Margaash, see an opportunity to escape their dreary lives, they often take it. \u201cSadly, these acts of self-liberation are often their last, as many once-captive animals who attempt to follow their natural instincts are killed&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Dr Chris Draper, Born Free\u2019s head of animal welfare and captivity, said: \u201cWhile this is a sad incident that is undoubtedly very distressing to those who cared for Margaash, it brings into sharp focus \u2013 once again \u2013 that zoos simply cannot guarantee the safety of people and their animals. &#8220;It is perhaps all the more tragic when you consider that Margaash was destined to live and die in captivity, far removed from his natural range and habitat&#8221;.&#8217;<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/news\/uk\/snow-leopard-killing-animal-rights-groups-and-celebs-lead-angry-backlash-against-dudley-zoo-a4005451.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> SOURCE&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED VIDEO:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fozCi5rgX_k\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JAMES MORRIS: &#8216;The West Midlands zoo said eight-year-old Margaash was shot dead as bosses had &#8220;no other option in the interest of public safety&#8221;. 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