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Heartbreak at lion park as seven big cats to be put down

Heartbreak at lion park as seven big cats to be put down

Update: 2025-11-05
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There's heartbreak among former staff of a Whangarei lion park at news that the seven surviving big cats are due to be put down this week. Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary operator Janette Vallance says the park owners, Bolton Equities, made the difficult decision to euthanise the seven lions, saying there was no options left for them. The park is now closed to the public and the property listed for sale. Northland reporter Peter de Graaf has more.
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Heartbreak at lion park as seven big cats to be put down

Heartbreak at lion park as seven big cats to be put down