A moose from the Greater Vancouver Zoo has been euthanized after photos surfaced on social media of the animal appearing emaciated.
The senior female moose, named Oakleaf, had been unwell for a while. Her ribs could be seen in a photo taken Tuesday, the day before she was euthanized."When I talked to the managers, we all agreed and we decided to put her down," Bruce Burton said.Shannon Marcoux, who posted it to Facebook, wrote that she thought it was unacceptable, and an activist agreed.
A former zoo employee told CTV News that the animal, along with many others, wasn't getting the care it needed."I had worked at private zoos before, and I was so disappointed with the care and animal welfare at this facility," she said. The worker says there was no full-time veterinarian, and over the course of six months, perhaps up to 15 other animals had died.
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