{"id":54722,"date":"2025-11-05T12:49:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T12:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/new-zealand-wildlife-park-to-euthanize-7-lions-citing-financial-troubles-no-real-options-left\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T12:49:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T12:49:55","slug":"new-zealand-wildlife-park-to-euthanize-7-lions-citing-financial-troubles-no-real-options-left","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/new-zealand-wildlife-park-to-euthanize-7-lions-citing-financial-troubles-no-real-options-left\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand wildlife park to euthanize 7 lions, citing financial troubles: &#8220;No real options left&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A New Zealand wildlife park says it will be forced to euthanize seven elderly lions after running into financial difficulties.<\/p>\n<p>The Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary in the northern city of Whangarei said it was closing down and had no choice but to euthanize the big cats.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There were no real options left. The staff and I are devastated,&#8221; sanctuary operator Janette Vallance said in a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The lions are aged between 18-21 years old, which is longer than they would typically live in the wild.<\/p>\n<p>There were no realistic options for re-homing them at other New Zealand zoos.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The memories and legacy of these incredible animals will live on in the hearts of many,&#8221; the park said.<\/p>\n<p>The park notes on its <a href=\"https:\/\/bigcats.co.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">website<\/a> that taking care of the lions is expensive.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our extraordinary majestic big cats come at enormous cost to maintain in an ideal environment such as a Wildlife Sanctuary. Feed, supplements, experienced staff, compound and grounds maintenance, vets, and more all exert pressure on our purse,&#8221; the sanctuary writes.<\/p>\n<p>The park had also made an appeal for unwanted to cows or horses to feed its big cats, which eat approximately three cows worth of meat each week, <a href=\"https:\/\/bigcats.co.nz\/stock-collection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">according<\/a> to the sanctuary.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are currently running low so your donations are greatly appreciated,&#8221; the park says.<\/p>\n<p>The sanctuary drew minor fame in the early 2000s when it featured on a television show about celebrity big cat handler Craig &#8220;the Lion Man&#8221; Busch.<\/p>\n<p>Busch was later accused of a string of animal rights abuses, such as keeping animals in sub-standard cages.<\/p>\n<p>A keeper was mauled to death by a white tiger inside the park in 2009. After that incident, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry ordered the temporary closure of the sanctuary, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/news\/national\/577784\/seven-lions-at-kamo-wildlife-sanctuary-to-be-euthanised\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RNZ reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The sanctuary features <a href=\"https:\/\/bigcats.co.nz\/meet-the-cats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">12 lions<\/a>\u00a0and one Bengal tiger on its website. 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