Philippine Daily Inquirer

Venezuela zoo animals slaughtere­d to feed other animals

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CARACAS— The situation in economical­ly depressed Venezuela is so dire, workers at one zoo were slaughteri­ng animals to feed others—with two emaciated pumas becoming poster kids of sorts for the distressin­g state of affairs. The zoo—located in the town of San Francisco—closed down this month after horrific pictures emerged showing starving animals.—

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