Rescue stranded bears from flooded Russian zoo

• Several animals have already died at Zelyony Ostrov Park Zoo in Ussuriysk, Russia, after a river burst its banks
•  Shocking pictures show rescue workers in boats attempting to feed caged bears bread and sugar to keep them alive
• While wolves, boar and deer have already been rescued the 14 brown bears and a lion remain trapped in their cages

Source: Heartbreaking pictures show battle to rescue stranded bears from flooded Russian zoo - but several animals die after deluge hits  (daily mail)

There are concerns for the trapped animals because they have not been able to rest or sleep since the flood waters swept the private zoo

Netizens comment



kk, london
The flood isn't the disaster...the animals being kept at this zoo in the first place is



 ㄴMademoiselle, A leafy place, United Kingdom
Yes small dirty cages. The pics are proof. All private zoos like this should be closed with immediate effect



 ㄴRaphaelClemensen, Pittsburgh, United States
No zoos in London, "mate"?



 ㄴYelmail, Somerset, United Kingdom
Why hate just Russia for zoos ting tong? They're not the only country that has zoos



DaisyDD, somewhere in, Switzerland
They took all the time to get pictures... How about doing something more helpful for these poor creatures? This is so sad!



UK Reader, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Why is it so hard to immediately remove these animals to a safe location??? Is it money, willing shelters, or what? There's no excuse for the suffering of these poor animals.



Captain Blighty, London, United Kingdom
What a disgusting looking zoo. Is Russia behind the west by decades or centuries?



 ㄴInspector Gently, Costa del East Anglia, United Kingdom
Decades. It's ISIS who are behind by centuries.



 ㄴJustmyopinion, London
Captain Blighty, London, United Kingdom. Countries who invade other countries are barbaric in many ways.



 ㄴkiller queen, Mcw, Russia
Justmyopinion, so what did the progressive UK do in Iraq then?



RichSunbury, Sunbury on Thames
That is not a zoo! The cage sizes are disgusting. I appreciate that many people feel that humans should come first in a crisis like flooding and I am not saying animals are above humans, just pointing out that the conditions before the flooding were awful for the animals.



arose, Liverpool, United Kingdom
This is so painful to see. Absolutely heartbreaking



Sarah, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Well if it wasn't for selfish humans locking them up like this for money, they'd be alive and free by now. RIP you poor, poor creatures xx



Alex, East Sussex
Animals don't belong in the zoo they should in their natural habitat and anyone who thinks otherwise should try and live in a cage for a day and see how they like it. The day us humans learn that animals are intelligent creatures will be the day the world is a better place. These beautiful creatures shouldn't be locked up, they did nothing but be their most beautiful selves.



 ㄴUmoth, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
SO very true Alex, but unless the human population is drastically reduced the only placed left for these animals to live in will be zoos. The Human swam is devouring this planet like a horde of locusts.



 ㄴLouise, Perthshire
I just can't bring myself to read another article about inhumane treatment of our fellow mammals. Zoos are WRONG.



 ㄴRead Breitbart London Today, Manchester, United Kingdom
Umoth... I actually prefer the even more frightening and unpalatable analogy of "like a spreading cancer"