Guest guest Posted June 3, 2003 Report Share Posted June 3, 2003 Hi, This is just unbelievable! Does anyone know about this? Is anything being done to help those poor creatures? ------ Forwarded Message " Maria Lopes " <marialopes Mon, 2 Jun 2003 17:12:26 +0100 SARS Keeping Chinese from Zoos by Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press Writer Posted on May 29, 2003 Hungry tigers and lions have been attacking each other at a Chinese zoo that says it can't afford to feed its animals because of a slump in visitors amid fears of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). A 5-year-old lion was killed by three other lions and two tigers were injured in brawls with other tigers at the Xiamen Haicang Wild Animal Park in the southeastern coastal city of Xiamen, said Liu Huichun, its general manager. " Hunger has made the animals irritable and they have returned to the laws of the jungle, " Liu said. Zoos and other tourism-dependent businesses have been devastated by official efforts to contain SARS by discouraging Chinese from traveling. The public also is anxious about pets and zoo animals after reports the disease might have originated in wild animals. The number of visitors to the Xiamen park has fallen 98 percent from a daily average of 500 before the outbreak, forcing cuts in food for the animals, Liu said. Copyright 2003 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ------ End of Forwarded Message Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2003 Report Share Posted June 3, 2003 1. Unbelievable? Unfortunately it is just too easy to believe - these things happen all the time. 2. Does anyone know? There has been quite wide publicity about these occurrences in recent months. 3. Is anything being done? Animals Asia Foundation has put a lot of resources into saving the animals in one of the zoos that is going under - see: http://www.animalsasia.org/beInformed/press/pm003a.html But the situation is widespread and the big international organisations do not seem to be interested. Best wishes. John. - " Sandra Wijnveldt " <sandrawijnveldt <aapn >; <Animaltimes Tuesday, June 03, 2003 9:07 PM Unbelievable! Does anyone know about this? > Hi, > > This is just unbelievable! Does anyone know about this? Is anything being > done to help those poor creatures? > > > ------ Forwarded Message > " Maria Lopes " <marialopes > > Mon, 2 Jun 2003 17:12:26 +0100 > > > > SARS Keeping Chinese from Zoos > > > > by Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press Writer > > Posted on May 29, 2003 > Hungry tigers and lions have been attacking each other at a Chinese zoo that > says it can't afford to feed its animals because of a slump in visitors amid > fears of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). > > A 5-year-old lion was killed by three other lions and two tigers were > injured in brawls with other tigers at the Xiamen Haicang Wild Animal Park > in the southeastern coastal city of Xiamen, said Liu Huichun, its general > manager. > > " Hunger has made the animals irritable and they have returned to the laws of > the jungle, " Liu said. > > Zoos and other tourism-dependent businesses have been devastated by official > efforts to contain SARS by discouraging Chinese from traveling. The public > also is anxious about pets and zoo animals after reports the disease might > have originated in wild animals. > > The number of visitors to the Xiamen park has fallen 98 percent from a daily > average of 500 before the outbreak, forcing cuts in food for the animals, > Liu said. > > > Copyright 2003 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may > not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2003 Report Share Posted June 4, 2003 A new small piece was printed in the South China Morning Post this week...... " Wildlife fund set up to feed Starving Animals in Zoos Fujian - After reports tha wild animals were starving to death in zoos and wildlife parks since the spread of Sars, an animal protection fund has been established in Xiamen, Beijing Youth Daily reports. Three million yuan has been collected so far " . That's US$375,000. We've written to the China Wildlife Conservation Association in Beijing asking for clarification of the animals now presumably being adequately fed, and for information of any similar instances in the country. -- Jill Robinson MBE Animals Asia Foundation Find out more about the historic China Bear Rescue by visiting the Animals Asia Foundation website at http://www.animalsasia.org Sandra Wijnveldt wrote: > Hi, > > This is just unbelievable! Does anyone know about this? Is anything being > done to help those poor creatures? > > ------ Forwarded Message > " Maria Lopes " <marialopes > > Mon, 2 Jun 2003 17:12:26 +0100 > > > SARS Keeping Chinese from Zoos > > by Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press Writer > > Posted on May 29, 2003 > Hungry tigers and lions have been attacking each other at a Chinese zoo that > says it can't afford to feed its animals because of a slump in visitors amid > fears of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). > > A 5-year-old lion was killed by three other lions and two tigers were > injured in brawls with other tigers at the Xiamen Haicang Wild Animal Park > in the southeastern coastal city of Xiamen, said Liu Huichun, its general > manager. > > " Hunger has made the animals irritable and they have returned to the laws of > the jungle, " Liu said. > > Zoos and other tourism-dependent businesses have been devastated by official > efforts to contain SARS by discouraging Chinese from traveling. The public > also is anxious about pets and zoo animals after reports the disease might > have originated in wild animals. > > The number of visitors to the Xiamen park has fallen 98 percent from a daily > average of 500 before the outbreak, forcing cuts in food for the animals, > Liu said. > > Copyright 2003 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may > not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. > > ------ End of Forwarded Message > > > For more information on Asian animal issues, please use the search feature on the AAPN website: http://www.aapn.org/ or search the list archives at: aapn > Please feel free to send any relevant news or comments to the list at aapn > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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