More than 100 animals rescued from overcrowded Mexico zoo
24 February 2015 Last updated at 07:09 ET
More than 100 animals rescued from overcrowded Mexico zoo
More than 100 animals have been rescued from an overcrowded private zoo in Mexico.
Mexican environmental officials raided the zoo, which is owned by a conservative congressman, after complaints from visitors.
They found overcrowded and cramped cages piled on top of each other and unsafe conditions for visitors.
Among the animals rescued were lions, tigers, jaguars, pumas, bears, buffalos and camels.
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Several large felines in cages are stacked on top of each
other at the Club de los Animalitos zoo in Tehuacan on 18
February 2015 Animals were being kept in cages piled on
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The zoo in Tehuacan, about 200km (120 miles) south-east of Mexico City, is owned by Sergio Gomez, a member of Congress for the National Action Party (Pan).
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