They denounce terrible conditions of animals in the Santiago de Cuba zoo

Cuban animal activists denounced the precarious situation in which animals survive at the Santiago de Cuba Zoo.

The Facebook profile Saving Forgotten Animals of Santiago shared a short video where you can see the poor conditions of a monkey's cage.

“Other animals without due attention in Santiago de Cuba. Complaint, don't be indifferent. It should be the obligation of each government to have animals in good living conditions. "They are imprisoned and hungry too,"denounced.

“They are social animals that organize themselves based on hierarchies and are capable of providing each other with affection, company and attention at levels reminiscent of humans. Stable groups are managed with strong, long-lasting relationships, around a male or a group of males…” he added.

The general crisis in Cuba also affects the lives of animals kept in zoos and aquariums. The deplorable situation of these sites seems to be similar throughout the country.

Last March, a Cuban mother who visited the National Zoo of Cuba for the first time, said that she felt disappointed by the poor quality of the services, the number of flies in the premises and the poor gastronomic offer.

The woman shared her experience on the Facebook page Cuban Mothers for a Better World, where she received dozens of comments confirming the terrible state of the institution, the bad smell in the animal areas and the poor gastronomic offer for children.

In January, for its part, it emerged thatthe zoological park of the city of Sancti SpíritusIt did not have running water service for its operation or the care of the animals.

The facility was also the subject of complaints on social networks due to the state of impoverishment in which the animals survive.

In December of last year, an independent press report reported that The popular 26 Zoo in Havana was in a depressing state, with their animals without enough food or water and living in the stench.

The animals had a high degree of malnutrition, they have no water and their cages are full of dirt and excrement, he said.14 intervene in a text that lamented the terrible state of the facilities where the species must remain.

In addition, African snails swarmed in the place, which grow without barriers, the media reported. This pest floods the area where the bear lives.