An Ontario petting zoo under investigation by animal welfare authorities for leaving a kangaroo and other animals in the sun without shade at a recent festival north of Toronto says it takes exceptional care of all its animals. Jonathon Cole took this photo of the kangaroo at an Aurora street festival on Sunday, and alerted animal welfare authorities because he was worried about the kangaroo's well-being. He thought the animal was dying and complained to both Height and to the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, who attended and told the petting zoo to provide a tent to give shade to the animals. Height says the sun had just broken through and staff were already constructing a tent for the animals, which also had separate enclosures with rabbits and porcupines. That visitor, Jonathon Cole, says he saw the kangaroo curled up on minimal bedding on the hot road with no available water and foam coming from its mouth.

Source: thestar June 09, 2016 02:58 UTC