May 13, Fuyang, Anhui Province. According to media reports, many animals in Fuyang Wildlife Park died unnaturally, including 20 Siberian tigers, 2 African lions, 3 giraffes and other precious wild animals. After the incident was reported, it rushed to the hot search on Weibo.
On the 13th, Fuyang Wildlife Park responded to reporters that except for the animals that died of illness, the others were very fat. Death from illness is not a human factor, and people will also be born, old, sick and die. Because the farm needs to make a profit, if the animals die will have a big impact on the farm, they will take care of them.
20 Siberian tigers died in the safari park
Recently, the reporter of "Chinese Philanthropist" found that Fuyang Wildlife Park illegally displayed and artificially bred the Siberian tiger, a national first-class protected animal, without obtaining an artificial breeding license. What is even more shocking is that due to the impact of the dispute over the management rights of the zoo, a large number of wild animals have died, including 20 Siberian tigers, 2 African lions, 3 giraffes and other rare wild animals.
At present, there are 16 Siberian tigers, African lions, giraffes, black bears and other animals alive in the park, which have been locked in transportation cages for a long time, with a small space and worrying survival conditions.
An investigation by a reporter from "Chinese Philanthropist" found that not only 20 tigers died in Fuyang Wildlife Park, but also a large number of other wild animals died unnaturally, and these dead wild animals also belonged to Tengfei Company.
In Fuyang Wildlife Park, a Siberian tiger has been locked up in a "small black room" for a long time.
According to the data provided by Tengfei to reporters, from October 2019 to March 2023, a total of 10 Siberian tigers died, and from June 2020 to August 2023, a total of 11 tiger cubs were born, and only one survived; In May 2021 and August 2023, a total of 2 African lions died; 1 adult giraffe died in 2019, and 2 giraffes born in 2023 have also died; There are also macaques and other small body animals that also die in varying numbers.
On May 10, a reporter from "Chinese Philanthropist" visited Fuyang Wildlife Park and found that the corpses of dead wild animal cubs are still stored in the freezer, while the carcasses of adult Siberian tigers, African lions, giraffes, black bears and other animals are stacked in a refrigerator of about 10 square meters, waiting to be processed.
A freezer for storing the carcasses of young animals.
Zoo responds to unnatural deaths of multiple animals:
Tigers are not our family, and we are learning about the situation
In response to the unnatural deaths of many animals reported by the media, Mr. Pan, a staff member of the zoo, responded that the unnatural death of the tiger on the Internet "is not from our zoo, but from another boss, and we don't know what happened, and we are learning about the specific situation".
According to the previous report of "Chinese Philanthropist", in addition to the unnatural death of many wild animals in the park, Fuyang Wildlife Park also has problems such as illegal display and performance, artificial breeding of Siberian tigers, a national first-class protected animal, without obtaining an artificial breeding license.
On May 13, Fuyang Wildlife Park issued an announcement: "Due to the hot weather, some venues in the park have been upgraded, 5.13--5.15 The park will be closed for three days, and 5.16 will be open normally on Thursday.
The zoo rated 3.6
The battle for management rights affects animals
According to the Tianyancha App, Anhui Qicai Wildlife Park Co., Ltd., an affiliated company of Fuyang Safari Park, was established in February 2018, with a registered capital of 60 million yuan and a registered capital of 60 million yuan. The risk information shows that the company has a number of information on the person subject to execution and equity freezing, and has also been listed as a dishonest person subject to execution (Lao Lai) by the People's Court of Yingdong District, Fuyang City for arrears of project payments and performance fees many times.
According to reports, Fuyang Wildlife Park has been mired in a dispute over management rights from the beginning, and this management rights dispute is the cause of all problems.
In February 2018, Fuyang Ziqing Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Ziqing Company) signed a "Partnership Investment Agreement" with Shanghai Zhirun Tourism Investment Co., Ltd. and established Qicai Company to operate the park. According to the agreement, Ziqing Company is responsible for landscaping, animal cages, animal isolation and quarantine farms, veterinary hospitals, etc., accounting for 55% of the total share capital. Zhirun Company is responsible for investing in all exhibited ornamental animals (purchase and lease) and performance animals, animal husbandry and performance technology in the park, accounting for 45% of the total share capital. Zhirun Company and Tengfei Company are both legal persons, both of which are Li Lianghua.
Subsequently, due to business and equity issues, many conflicts occurred.
Regarding the death of wild animals in the park, the relevant person in charge of the Forestry Bureau of Yingdong District, Fuyang, Anhui Province, said that part of the reason is that these tigers are inbred, have bad genes, and are prone to disease; There are also some tigers who are old and frail and die a normal death.
Li Lianghua said that because of the dispute over the management rights of the zoo, the park stopped paying employees' salaries and drove away all the technical backbones that they had carefully cultivated, and the zoo cut off water and electricity, resulting in wild animals either dying of hunger and thirst, or being weak and sick, and their life expectancy was shortened.
Pan Zhichao, the legal representative of Qicai Company, denied this, saying that Tengfei Company has nothing to do with the zoo and is currently "maliciously occupying" Fuyang Wildlife Park.
The zoo rated 3.6
Many tourists complained
The reporter found on social platforms that there are still many netizens who have been to the zoo recently.
The reporter searched for the zoo on Dianping, and the score was 3.6 (out of 5.0), showing that it is still open today, and the adult ticket price is 58 yuan per person.
Fuyang Wildlife Park is located in Xinhua Street, Yingdong, Fuyang, with a total area of about 1,200 acres, the first phase of the pedestrian area covers an area of about 500 acres, and the second phase of the free-range area covers an area of about 700 acres. On May 1, 2021, Fuyang Wildlife Park began trial operation.
14 hours ago, some netizens commented in the review that the water drunk by the tigers in the park was smelly and green.
In February, some netizens complained that there was nothing to see, which was very pitiful.
In May last year, some netizens said that they saw that the animals inside had nothing to eat and shed their hair, and the carnivores were gnawing on tree bark and eating garbage.
Netizen comments: It must be strictly investigated!
Netizens are also discussing this matter, and many netizens have called for a serious investigation.
Potato Bean 606: Serious investigation, the boss behind it has evaded inspections again and again, and he can still operate, and it is estimated that there are also interests with the local area.
Your love peach litty: Don't raise animals casually without that condition, and if you raise them, you are not responsible for what kind of person!
Tianyan Mi said: Strict investigation! If you really can't raise it, don't raise it, look at the environment and it's very broken, you can do anything for the sake of profit.
Jen Xi Rabbit: This zoo has not obtained the relevant permits, so why can it still be opened? What are the local authorities doing? Don't know until the animal is dead?
Blue Universe 520: Raising so many Siberian tigers to death, I hope to investigate thoroughly, animals are also life, not tools for profit.
It is also believed that many zoo animals are pitiful.
Yir Sansan: That's the situation in many zoos, and these animals are their tools for profit. Locked up in a palm-sized cement house every day, starving to the bone. And then the stereotype is terrible. Every time I go to the zoo to see those animals, it's so pathetic.
Eating melons 51020: (Jiangxi) Xinyu Zoo, the bear stood up and hit the door above, the space is super small, the whole zoo is super smelly, the tigers are so hot that they can't do it, the cement floor, and there is not much place to rest.
How to hold dead animals in zoos accountable?
Li Enze, executive director of the Public Interest Law Center of Beijing Yipai Law Firm, pointed out that the death of domesticated and bred wild animals is difficult to characterize in practice, and once the keeper determines that the death of natural causes such as death from old age or disease, it is difficult to pursue responsibility, unless there is evidence that the animal has been abused for a long time, such as continuous surveillance video to prove that the animal was not fed or violently beaten. Only when they have relevant evidence can public interest organizations file public interest lawsuits, and people can also file complaints with the competent forestry bureau or the National Forestry and Grassland Administration if they have relevant clues.
He further pointed out that the purpose of artificial breeding of wild animals under national key protection is to protect wild animals, so they should be gradually released into nature in the process of breeding and utilization, so as to benefit biodiversity. However, many of the current artificial wildlife breeding projects are for profit, and whether or not to release them into the wild is entirely up to the personal will of the leader, and this phenomenon needs to be changed urgently.
The Law on the Protection of Wild Animals clearly states that artificially bred wild animals shall, in accordance with the habits of wild animals, ensure that they have the necessary space for activities, habitat and reproduction, health and health conditions, have places, facilities and technologies suitable for their breeding purposes, types and development scales, meet relevant technical standards and epidemic prevention requirements, and must not abuse wild animals. Based on this, Li Enze believes that if Fuyang Wildlife Park keeps national first-class wild animals in cages for a long time and does not give them the necessary space to move, it is an abusive act and has been suspected of violating the law. At present, a large number of Siberian tigers, African lions and other wild animals have been killed, and further investigation is needed to hold the perpetrators accountable.
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