{"id":238,"date":"2017-11-05T15:10:41","date_gmt":"2017-11-05T07:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2017\/11\/05\/animal-hell-zoo-appears-in-hainan\/"},"modified":"2025-01-05T12:03:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T04:03:16","slug":"animal-hell-zoo-appears-in-hainan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/animal-hell-zoo-appears-in-hainan\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Animal Hell\u2019 Zoo Appears in Hainan"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>A zoo in southern China has been described as an animal hell by a visitor with one creature seen dead in its box by a reporter and a pond for a crocodile piled with rubbish, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/news\/\" title=\"View all posts in news\" >news<\/a> website report.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A zoo in southern China has been described as an animal hell by a visitor with one creature seen dead in its box by a reporter and a pond for a crocodile piled with rubbish, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/jobs\">news website report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fl4UMtu1bx8vqKCHnfwyKBTxElpl?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"1.png\" width=\"463\" height=\"579.2785388127854\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/animal-hell-zoo-appears-in-hainan\/#A_Nile_crocodies_enclosure_at_the_zoo_Photo_SCMP\" title=\"A Nile crocodie&#8217;s enclosure at the zoo Photo:SCMP\">A Nile crocodie&#8217;s enclosure at the zoo Photo:SCMP<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/animal-hell-zoo-appears-in-hainan\/#One_of_the_animal_cages_at_the_zoo_Photo_Hinewscn\" title=\"One of the animal cages at the zoo. Photo: Hinews.cn\">One of the animal cages at the zoo. Photo: Hinews.cn<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/animal-hell-zoo-appears-in-hainan\/#The_snake_was_alive_but_did_not_move_in_its_box_Photo_Handout\" title=\"The snake was alive but did not move in its box. Photo: Handout\">The snake was alive but did not move in its box. Photo: Handout<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/animal-hell-zoo-appears-in-hainan\/#i\" title=\"\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/animal-hell-zoo-appears-in-hainan\/#People_check_out_the_turtle_enclosure_Photo_Handout\" title=\"People check out the turtle enclosure. Photo: Handout\">People check out the turtle enclosure. Photo: Handout<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Nile_crocodies_enclosure_at_the_zoo_Photo_SCMP\"><\/span>A Nile crocodie&#8217;s enclosure at the zoo Photo:SCMP<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The Haikou Golden Bull Ridge Zoo on Hainan island looked like the area had been abandoned on Tuesday, according to the report by Hinews.cn.<\/p>\n<p>The only sign it was operating was a few men playing poker at its gate, charging <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/30\/\" title=\"View all posts in 30\" >30<\/a> yuan (US$4.30) for entrance, according to the article.<\/p>\n<p>The zoo has few visitors, many unused facilities and poor sanitation, the report said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FhPZ9U7DINS0XAxlERyJsfbCL77I?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"2.png\" width=\"463\" height=\"455.13921901528016\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"One_of_the_animal_cages_at_the_zoo_Photo_Hinewscn\"><\/span>One of the animal cages at the zoo. Photo: Hinews.cn<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>At the snake <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/dictionary\/english\/pavilion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pavilion<\/a>, only one animal was alive but did not move in its box.<\/p>\n<p>Another had been dead for some time, with most boxes empty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FuWhqMQjD0wIBYFMmij8L_xdmcLn?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"3.png\" width=\"463\" height=\"274\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_snake_was_alive_but_did_not_move_in_its_box_Photo_Handout\"><\/span>The snake was alive but did not move in its box. Photo: Handout<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Many animals in the zoo appeared to be in distress and in poor mental condition, with one bear constantly nodding, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b\u201cThis zoo is absolutely the worst hell for animals,\u201d one Chinese tourist wrote on <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/social\/\" title=\"View all posts in social\">social<\/a> media.<\/p>\n<p>The report said a <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/manager\/\" title=\"View all posts in manager\">manager<\/a> at the zoo had told the local authorities they didn\u2019t clear the rubbish in the pond for a Nile crocodile because the animal was savage.<\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"i\"><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FoMpjpKt5dsc_TIkap5o_GV21Gy8?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"4.png\" width=\"463\" height=\"269.4181034482759\" title=\"\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"People_check_out_the_turtle_enclosure_Photo_Handout\"><\/span>People check out the turtle enclosure. Photo: Handout<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The manager was also quoted as saying that one snake\u2019s lack of movement was because it was hibernating and she denied the suggestion that the animals were abused.<\/p>\n<p>The authorities have ordered the zoo to close its snake and crocodiles enclosures for cleaning within two days and to improve overall sanitation, the report said.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FlXXlKXBxtykYAuKbjvAxKMwIbVH?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"GIC QR.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A zoo in southern China has been described as an animal hell by a visitor with one creature seen dead in its box by a reporter and a pond for &#8230;","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25851,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[3668,3643,60,353,306,29,34,3283,27,3557,826],"class_list":["post-238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-animal-hell-zoo-appears-in-hainan","tag-3643","tag-china","tag-e-china-cities","tag-hiredchina","tag-jobs","tag-jobs-in-china","tag-manager","tag-news","tag-social","tag-social-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=238"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25852,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238\/revisions\/25852"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}