The owner of a zoo in Southend made a shocking statement to British television iTV that due to the energy crisis and overwhelming electricity bills, it may be necessary to euthanize the animals.
Philip Miller, owner of Sealife in Southend-on-Sea, was commenting to iTV that he could be forced to euthanize some of the inhabitants in his pet sanctuary because annual electricity costs had tripled from $ 276,000 to almost $ 863,000.
"All these animals need to be raised in a warm environment or cold, or a combination of both, and it is 24 hours a day, and they need to be served so that it is a huge expense to keep. All of them must be killed, or you must find them in other houses, " the zoo owner said.
Last week, a park in Bristol – one of the oldest in the world, which has been open for 186 years-closed your gates for the last time due to financial pressures.
While some of the animals will also be moved to a wildlife park in England, many will be sent to zoos around the world.
The Chester Zoo in Northwest England, which is home to more than 20,000 animals, said its annual energy bill, typically around £ 1.5 million ($ 1.73 m), is expected to rise to £ 2 million ($2.3 m) this year and could jump up to £ 3 million ($ 3.46 m) in 2023, according to the zoo's CEO Jamie Kristjn.
The owner of a zoo in Southend made a shocking statement to British television iTV that due to the energy crisis and overwhelming electricity bills, it may be necessary to euthanize the animals.
Philip Miller, owner of Sealife in Southend-on-Sea, was commenting to iTV that he could be forced to euthanize some of the inhabitants in his pet sanctuary because annual electricity costs had tripled from $ 276,000 to almost $ 863,000.
"All these animals need to be raised in a warm environment or cold, or a combination of both, and it is 24 hours a day, and they need to be served so that it is a huge expense to keep. All of them must be killed, or you must find them in other houses, " the zoo owner said.
Last week, a park in Bristol – one of the oldest in the world, which has been open for 186 years-closed your gates for the last time due to financial pressures.
While some of the animals will also be moved to a wildlife park in England, many will be sent to zoos around the world.
The Chester Zoo in Northwest England, which is home to more than 20,000 animals, said its annual energy bill, typically around £ 1.5 million ($ 1.73 m), is expected to rise to £ 2 million ($2.3 m) this year and could jump up to £ 3 million ($ 3.46 m) in 2023, according to the zoo's CEO Jamie Kristjn.
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