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Published: February 20, 2021
MKRU reports on the unsanitary conditions of a wet market in Lagos, Nigeria, where both dead and live wild animals can be found. Market workers do not disinfect – let alone clean – surfaces or tools, and do not wear personal protective equipment and gloves. Furthermore, these wild/stray animals sold for consumption or to be […]
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February 19, 2021
This article from Daily Mail reports on the deplorable conditions in wet markets in Lagos, Nigeria where a wide variety of wild animals, both alive and dead, are being sold in unsanitary conditions. The market raises concerns that the next
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February 19, 2021
Semana talks about the dangers of wet markets, and how past known pandemics and diseases originated from animals before infecting humans. The article is in Spanish.
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February 19, 2021
In this article, Express Digest discusses the origin of HIV, the outbreak of COVID-19, and how wet markets in Nigeria are as deadly. The article is in English.
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February 19, 2021
Big World Tale wrote a piece on cruelty seen in Nigerian wet markets and the dangers they possess to the human population. The article is in English.
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December 5, 2020
Shadow lived inside a concrete cage that was his ‘home’ for the eight years of his miserable life. He never touched grass, never seen a tree or blue sky, and his disgraceful home was a state-owned zoo in an area
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November 21, 2020
la Repubblica took to Instagram to shed light on the condition of Shadow the lion from Wild at Life e.V.’s Gamji Gate Zoo rescue. They also emphasized how impactful and beneficial social media can be at times like this, where
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November 16, 2020
One Green Planet provides an account of how the zoo animals kept themselves suspended on objects in order to breathe during the devastating flood. The article is in English.
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November 13, 2020
wildlifepage shared our story on Shadow the lion from Gamji Gate Zoo rescue. The Instagram post is in English.
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November 13, 2020
In this article by ET Today, the suffering of the animals in Gamji Gate Zoo was elaborated on – recent flooding that left the animals soaked, animals skinny to the bones, and some animals died of starvation due to the
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November 12, 2020
This Day reports on animals at Gamji Gate Zoo being found to be on the brink of starvation. The conditions of the animals were captured on video and prompted Wild at Life e.V. to start an emergency rescue mission. The
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November 12, 2020
The Guardian Nigeria offers statements made by Francis Abioye, the Nigerian Association of Zoological Gardens and Wildlife Parks’ (NAZAP’s) president about the discovery of this horror zoo. “No government in the world can care for its citizens without starting with
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November 12, 2020
FOCUS highlights Wild at Life e.V.’s rescue mission in Kaduna, Nigeria, where food for the animals is scarce for weeks, and how the vet is determined to save Shadow the lion. In addition, our missions in Burkina Faso (Ziniaré Zoo
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November 12, 2020
Stern has covered the Gamji Gate Zoo rescue, highlighting the efforts of volunteers and Wild at Life e.V.’s financial support of the veterinary bills. The article is in German.
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November 11, 2020
The Eagle Online published an article on the Gamji Gate Zoo rescue that sparked outrage after videos trended on social media platforms. The Nigerian Association of Zoological Gardens and Wildlife Parks (NAZAP) has called for improvements to animal welfare in
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November 11, 2020
Peoples Gazette reports on the struggle of the Gamji Gate Zoo rescue, such as not having sufficient tranquillizers, as well as a statement from the Nigerian Association of Zoological Gardens and Wildlife Parks’ (NAZAP’s) president that the association will soon
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November 10, 2020
The Daily Mail offers harrowing pictures and a video of the situation at Gamji Gate Zoo, with the animals kept in concrete, unkempt enclosures. Although the crocodiles have a larger enclosure, their water is shallow and filthy. The article is
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