 | Thanks to Four Paws Rescue, the last 15 animals awaiting rescue in the worlds worst zoo left a little after 11pm yesterday. Khan Younis Zoo became controversial last year when it became public that the zoo was mummifying the animals that died in their care and displaying them next to the living animals. Left: The last animals left Khan Younis Zoo yesterday night. Here two monkeys are carried to their transport boxes. © FOUR PAWS | 2016 |
Included in the 15 surviving animals were two tortoises, a deer, five monkeys, two birds, two porcupines, an emu, a pelican and a tiger named Laziz, who is believed to be the last tiger in Gaza. The animals at the zoo endured horrible conditions that the owner, Ziad Aweda, contributes the animal cruelty to "the harsh conditions of life, the weak economy and the severe blockade." The cages were tiny, there was very little food, and constant fall out from the airstrikes between Isreal and Hamas. The animals, thanks to the long, hard and dedicated work of Four Paws International, will be starting a new life and the "worst zoo in the world" is officially closed.
This baby deer died shortly before our arrival at Khan Younis Zoo. © FOUR PAWS | 2016
Laziz the Bengal tiger was kept at the Khan Younis zoo in Gaza CREDIT: FOUR PAWS / FACEBOOK
Two turtles, a pelican and two porcupines have been removed to bigger enclosures at Khan Younis Zoo, Gaza. © FOUR PAWS | 2016
Workers from Four Paws international animal welfare agency evacuate the Khan Younis zoo Wednesday, August 24, 2016. (Bogdan Baraghin)
Our FOUR PAWS team has crossed the boarder to Israel today early morning with a truck full of animals. © FOUR PAWS | 2016
The zoo was dubbed the worst in the world CREDIT: AFP / GETTY
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