Slovakia Owner of a zoo eaten by lions

Slovakia: Owner of a zoo eaten by lions

Macabre discovered in a zoo in Slovakia. After Report on the disappearance of a zoo keeper At a private animal center in Zilina, a city in the north of the country, police have found several human remains in the lions’ enclosure.

Facts reported by local authorities in Slovak media Aktuality on Tuesday May 16 and picked up by press agency Belga and our colleagues from RMC. This reports the Slovakian police “Body Parts”, including a leg, discovered by paramedics and a vet when they arrived at the scene. According to the initial findings of the investigation, it was the owner of the center who was meanwhile devoured came to feed the wild animals.

The establishment had receiveda fine in 2011 for his use of the terminology “zoo” which is illegal for the private animal centers he is affiliated with. Additionally, since March 2022, such structures have been banned by law from keeping big cats, primates, or even bears. However, This action is not retroactive for centers that had such animals prior to their enactment.

According to Aktuality, the animal center, which presented itself as a “ranch”, participated an illegal trade in tigers. An autopsy of the human remains is currently underway to determine the cause of the victim’s death.

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