13 February in Kharkiv Zoo there was press-conference dedicated to disastrous state of animals in "Maugli" menagerie of Severodonetsk (Lugansk region) of what we informed you earlier.
The press-conference was opened by Manager of Department of Humanitary Issues of Kharkiv City Council Svetlana Igorevna Babitskaya.
| The Foundation of Help for Simba Lion: Kharkiv Zoo State Organization Account Number: 26002010046897 IBAN: 351931 Joint Stock Bank "Zolotye Vorota", Kharkiv Note: "For Lion Simba" |
Svetlana Babitskaya explained how any one could render his help to the animals, described work that was done by Kharkiv City Mayor
M. Dobkin and the services to save the lion that was dying in private menagerie, commented on further possible steps in order to transfer all those animals to Kharkiv Zoo.
Then the Director of the Zoo Alexey Grygoryev described in detail the crux of the menageries' existence problem - the fact that such menageries are not legal according to Ukrainian legislation.
