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A Virginia judge has ruled that 57 out of 96 animals seized from a zoo will not be returned due to proven cruelty or inadequate care. Thirty-nine animals will be returned to the zoo.
The custody case was prompted by a state investigation of the facility.
Prosecutors had proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the animals seized from the Natural Bridge Zoo were subject to cruelty or inadequate care, The Roanoke Times reported.
Many of the 96 animals seized from a roadside zoo in Virginia last month after an investigation by the state attorney general will not be returned, a judge ruled Friday.
Many of the 96 animals seized from a roadside zoo in Virginia last month after an investigation by the state attorney general will not be returned, a judge ruled Friday.