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CM Satheesan suggests shifting Thiruvananthapuram zoo to forest area
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 16 (PTI) Keralam Chief Minister V D Satheesan on Wednesday proposed shifting the Thiruvananthapuram zoo, considered as one of the oldest zoological parks in the subcontinent, to a forest area, saying animals should be kept closer to their natural habitat.
Speaking at the inauguration of the ‘Reimagining Keralam’ programme here, Satheesan said keeping animals in a zoo in the middle of the city amounted to cruelty as they belonged in their natural habitats.
“Is this zoo in Thiruvananthapuram city really supposed to be here? This is cruelty towards animals. Animals have their own natural habitat. We should shift it to Neyyar or some other forest area,” he said.
