Southport zoo to close
Archive - November 2003

Southport Zoo - the scene of a campaign by CAPS and other groups to close it and re-home the animals - is due to close down over the next few months.

The land is being taken over by the adjoining fun-fair and the zoo is already moving out some of the animals and will be closed by early next year. The two chimpanzees who CAPS were trying to persuade the zoo to hand over to the care of the Monkey World rescue centre are now to be moved to a different sanctuary in South Wales.

Unfortunately Southport Zoo's owners are purchasing a former falconry centre near Giggleswick in North Yorkshire and are due to open it as a zoo next spring. CAPS will be keeping a close eye on developments.

We would like to thank everyone who has supported the campaign to close Southport Zoo and to rescue the chimpanzees.

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