Albanian authorities have shut down the 'zoo from hell' in Albania where animals were found in debilitating conditions.
According to a Mail Online exposé, animals were kept in cramped and unhygienic conditions at the Safari Park Zoo. Disturbing photos of the animals in the zoo has now gone viral and it's heartbreaking.
One of the most gut-wrenching pictures is that of a lion with an eye injury living in a cramped cage.
According to the MailOnline, Albania's Minister of Tourism and Environment, Blendi Klosi, ordered the animals to be rescued after seeing the photos.
The Mail Online quoted the photographer as saying, "All the animals are kept in tiny, unhygienic concrete cages with no possibility to retreat from the elements or from the prying eyes of visitors to the zoo."
"The animals suffer from a range of physical and psychological issues caused by the miserable conditions, improper veterinary care and lack of an appropriate diet," he added.
The privately-owned zoo was home to three adult lions, zebra, several deer, monkeys, a bear, and a malnourished wolf.
'Signs of the mental and physical impact of being kept in such abject surroundings can be clearly seen on each of the poor animals at the zoo,' Ioana Dungler, who heads up Four Paws' Wild Animals Department told the Daily.
Animal welfare organisation FOUR PAWS announced it was working alongside the Albanian authorities to rescue the animals.
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