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NGOs call on Vantara to end all wild animal imports permanently

A coalition of 27 global wildlife conservation and animal welfare organizations has urged Vantara, a billionaire-run zoo in India, to permanently stop importing wild animals. The appeal was made in an open letter dated Sept. 22, amid criticism of the facility’s animal acquisitions, according to Mongabay.

A coalition of 27 global wildlife conservation and animal welfare organizations has called on Vantara to permanently end all imports of wild animals.

The coalition made the request in an open letter dated Sept. 22, according to Mongabay. Vantara is a zoo in India run by a billionaire and funded by the philanthropic arm of Reliance Industries, described in the report as India’s largest corporation.

The facility has faced criticism over what the report described as questionable acquisitions of animals.

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Mongabat — NGOs call on Vantara to end all wild animal imports permanently