the new Zealanders have donated tens of thousands of dollars to feed the hungry animals in the zoo during the isolation period. Just four days more than four thousand people in the country responded to the call in social networks “Save the animals” and donated more than 150 thousand dollars.
the Funds will be directed to Park orana wildlife on the outskirts of Christchurch, where about 400 wild and domestic animals, including chimps, meerkats, rhinos and giraffes. The zoo was closed at the time of the quarantine, only a few employees work in shifts to feed the animals, The Guardian reports.
Not being able to earn revenue from visitors, which usually is 95% of the budget, the administration of the zoo was faced with the problem payment of the weekly bills for food in the amount of 42 thousand dollars. One gorilla every week eat vegetables in the amount of $ 485. The zoo was forced to turn for help to the public. In just three days has collected amount that will allow the zoo to survive to the termination of the isolation mode.
earlier, Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern announced that the restrictive measures will be in effect in the country for at least three weeks until mid-may.
