Hamerton Zoo's animals look miserable and neglected. Numerous visitors have reported seeing animals visibly distressed, some are seen just sat staring, some are seen pacing back and forth - a sign of zoochosis; a camel with a deflated hump - a sign of malnourishment, other camels are reported as being in a small barn covered in faeces and having no access to the paddock; some animals are reported as having no food, water or enrichment; visitors are reporting small enclosures that are rotting in some cases, made from crowd control fencing and back garden fencing; a donkey visibly depressed in one photo and is reported by a visitor as having no food, water, enrichment or company, lying in same position staring into the grass; one visitor reported birds plucking all their feathers out; the middle of the park looking like a construction site and no keepers in sight.
We are calling for this zoo to be closed and the animals to be moved to a sanctuary.
