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Christchurch’s Orana Wildlife Park: Former volunteer unsurprised by animal welfare allegations

[ad_1] 1News also outlined a gorilla’s death by infection after pleas for treatment were ignored, and an otter that died after it got trapped in a pool suction pipe when the filter cap fell off. Serena Smith volunteered at the park from 2009 until the end of 2014. She told NZME she witnessed multiple “eyebrow-raising” […]

Christchurch Council run animal park is ‘cruel’

[ad_1] A public animal park run by the Christchurch City Council has been labelled as “cruel” by two animal rescue groups who are calling for its doors to be shut for good. Spencer Park is accused of creating an environment for animals – including rabbits, ducks and chickens – that leaves them stressed, starving and […]

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