Dominican Republic's zoo offers home for confiscated animals as seizures soar
- SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- The only zoo in the Dominican Republic is providing a safe haven for confiscated illegal and smuggled animals as a government crackdown aimed at protecting exotic species gathers pace.
- Tucked inside a green oasis in the middle of the capital, Santo Domingo, are crocodiles, flamingos, and even tigers that officials have confiscated from people accused of illegally keeping them.
- The numbers are growing and threaten to overload the country’s lone zoo.
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- SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- The only zoo in the Dominican Republic is providing a safe haven for confiscated illegal and smuggled animals as a government crackdown aimed at protecting exotic species gathers pace.
- Tucked inside a green oasis in the middle of the capital, Santo Domingo, are crocodiles, flamingos, and even tigers that officials have confiscated from people accused of illegally keeping them.
- The numbers are growing and threaten to overload the country’s lone zoo.
Sources: ABC News