South Lakes Safari Zoo is closing on December 31st, 2023. The zoo's operator, Cumbria Zoo Company Limited (CZCL), is relocating to a new site. The land ownership company, Zoo Investment Company (ZIC), will oversee the care of the animals and make improvements to their living conditions.
South Lakes Safari Zoo will close on 31 December. Urgent work will be carried out to improve conditions for animals when a zoo at the centre of welfare concerns closes, the land's owners say. South Lakes Safari Zoo, near Dalton, Cumbria, will shut on 31 December as its operator Cumbria Zoo Company Limited (CZCL) looks to focus on a site 40 miles (65km) away at Tebay.
The land at Dalton is owned by a separate firm called Zoo Investment Company (ZIC), which announced it would 'immediately take responsibility and care' for all the animals remaining there.Warning: This article contains images of injuries to animals some readers may find distressing. It had been in dispute with ZIC, with council inspectors saying the row had contributed to problems at the zoo.In a statement, ZIC said the site would remain closed to the public while it carried out 'urgent repairs concentrating on improving animal welfare'. 'Much of what we want to do with the zoo will take some time and investment with the emphasis on providing larger and more natural enclosures with welfare of the animals being the prime consideration,' it added. ZIC said a court order initially granted in 2021 preventing CZCL removing certain animals 'remains in place'. White rhinos will not transfer to CZCL, it said, with some other animals on loan to the attraction also remaining under ZIC's control. Four giraffes, which belong to two French zoos, are set to be given new homes. Three females will return to France while the male will remain in the UK. CZCL's chief executive Karen Brewer said its lease on the Dalton land did not expire until February 2026 and until then it would 'be doing everything we can to make sure all animals are moved in a caring, secure manner and where necessary with the full consent of the owners of those animals on loan from other institutions
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