Elephant, other animals in Venezuela zoo starves to death

[GatoGordo]

# GALLERY | Hindu pony dies and tries to hydrate the elephant Tour after 9 days without eating in Bararida Park # 28Feb

translated from Spanish

Although the official version is expected by the director of the Botanical and Zoological Park Bararida , the veterinarian Ramón Bastidas, met through employees of the place and visitors, who this morning died of hunger Indian pony, in the contact area Pancho farm. There, one of the guides said that the animal was in zone 8 next to the monkeys, where there was water, but when he went to verify if it was true, the falsity of the information was corroborated.

After finding the 21-year-old animal lifeless, they wrapped it in a white sheet and " they fed it to the rest of the species, " said one worker, who preferred to remain anonymous.

The opinion matrix that was generated today in the plant lung also caused discomfort among the staff of the recreational space, which is visited daily by locals and tourists alike.

Another unfortunate fact is related to Elephant Gira , who apparently has not eaten for 9 days. This African animal (loxodonta) is a specimen that lost its teeth due to its age, which is why it can not eat, an official commented. However, other people claimed that it was because of a lack of food that he was weak.

While the journalist team of elimpulso.com made the tour, the African area was closed, while several veterinarians and staff of the Bararida Park, try until the closure of the enclosure, sit it to be able to hydrate it. "He had several days that they forgot to change the water", was heard in one of the informants. So it is clear, that for more than a month, the vital liquid is absent from the facilities.

As well as Gira, the Aquiles pony (of brown color) was placed in quarantine, due to his state of health. "He was very aggressive," one park ranger reported.

Other animals that at first glance are seen with little weight for their size, is the white bengal tiger.

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https://www.elimpulso.com/2019/02/28/galeria-muere-de-hambre-poni-indio-e-intentan-hidratar-a-la-elefanta-gira-tras-9-dias-sin-comer-en-parque-bararida-28feb/

I'm not sure which is more humane. Starving the animals to death, or having the starving locals break in and butcher them for food?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/venezuela-crisis-zoo-animals-stolen-eaten-food-shortages-nicolas-maduro-a7898006.html

[Pachamama]

1. Why weren't arrangements made YEARS ago to transport these animals to other Zoos in the World or to

....refuges?

This is horrible and its animal abuse....(yeah, I know that they shouldn't be in captivity in the first place, especially the elephants).

But was there no way within in the last years that transfers couldn't have been arranged? Surely not out of willingness by Animal Protection groups and volunteers. But was this also something Chavez and Maduro prevented? Or was it argued that this was one of the few pleasures (seeing the animals) that therefore it wasn't allowed? I know that there were many people who tried for so long to feed these animals. But even the people haven't been able to get food.

Very sad. They probably didn't even have the narcotics to put these animals to sleep and take their pain away.

[FirstLight]

2. good point

hopefully now some animal rescue group is on it

[GatoGordo]

3. The problem being, Maduro says there is no problem

The pictures of people stoning animals to death and hacking them apart? CIA propaganda!

The pictures of dead horse carcasses butchered in a field? Colombian plot to make Maduro look bad!

The pictures of skinny tigers and elephants looking like skeletons? PhotoShopped by El Imperio's trolls!

Maduro insists there is no humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. Only "lies against the glorious Bolivarian Revolution!". Why would he admit that zoo animals are being starved to death?

[GatoGordo]

4. More "lies against the Bolivarian Revolution!"

Starving mob beat cattle to death with rocks in desperate search for food and four people are killed during looting in Venezuela as country's economic collapse continues





https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5262257/Starving-mob-beat-cattle-death-rocks-Venezuela.html

[MRubio]

5. Shit, that's nothing.

I once came up on an accident where a guy driving a small car had struck a cow in the middle of the national highway and then a steel telephone pole (there are no wooden telephone poles here because our termites are industrial strength). Anyway, the two cops on the scene were discussing how they were going to split up the lomo and hind quarters while the guy lay dying in the car.

[GatoGordo]

6. I haven't been back in years

The spring before the AN election. Things were shitty then. We stockpiled hundreds of pounds of nonperishables (still available then!) in the hope it would never be used. When the last of the family left Maracay, it was given to an elderly caretaker.

The house was later "taken" by Chavista squatters because Maduro said it wasn't illegal for Chavistas or some such excuse. I know you are on the other side of the country but Maracay has a lot of red shirts with guns. They just take and take and the PNB look away.

[GatoGordo]

7. Tweet about Gira the elephant

Link to tweet

TranslationL #LAST The Bararida Zoo and Botanical Park, in # Barquisimeto, reported that two of its specimens, elephant #Gira and Indian pony, died this #28Feb, after spending several days without eating

[MRubio]

8. The country's friggin' broken, as you well know my fatcat friend.

But don't worry, the chavistas are promising to fix it. To hear them, you'd think they'd just come to power instead of holding the reigns for 20 years.

BTW, step-daughter #2 leaves for Spain tomorrow if there's not a coje culo at the national airport when Guaido arrives. Her mother and I may never see her again. Not a lot of happiness around here today.

Last night at the dinner table we talked about how many people I knew when I lived in Maturin who are now living in other countries. It's amazing how many families have been torn apart here in the People's Socialist Paradise of Venezuela. Sort of like violent crime here. Everyone knows someone personally who's been a victim.