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Following the procedure, her sister Zahra was also euthanised on animal welfare grounds. Wellington Zoo Djane’s health declined after an investigative medical procedure under general anaesthetic, and the decision was made to euthanise her and her sister on welfare grounds on Thursday. “Lions are incredibly social and family orientated animals, and Zahra’s welfare would have been severely compromised if she was left to live as a solitary lion,” Thomas said. Animal welfare was always at the core of the zoo’s work, she said, and “these decisions are never easy”. Moving Zahra to...

Wellington Zoo euthanises two lions due to health issues Djane and Zahra were euthanised today at the age of 19. Photo / Wellington Zoo Wellington Zoo euthanises two lions due to health issues Two elderly lionesses at Wellington Zoo have been euthanised today due to health issues. The zoo has now been left with no lions after Djane and Zahra were euthanised. Both lions had been closely monitored by animal care and veterinary staff over the past 18 months due to age-related health concerns, however Djane's health recently deteriorated. "The zoo's animal care and veterinary teams have been clos...

Following the procedure, her sister Zahra was also euthanised on animal welfare grounds. Wellington Zoo Djane’s health declined after an investigative medical procedure under general anaesthetic, and the decision was made to euthanise her and her sister on welfare grounds on Thursday. “Lions are incredibly social and family orientated animals, and Zahra’s welfare would have been severely compromised if she was left to live as a solitary lion,” Thomas said. Animal welfare was always at the core of the zoo’s work, she said, and “these decisions are never easy”. Moving Zahra to...

Two teenagers have raised more than £9,000 for the hospital that saved their father’s life.

Patient Donna Wall - picture from Sky News WARRINGTON Hospital has 'virtually' picked up a national award after transforming a simple medical device into a potentially life-saving therapy for Covid-19 patients. During the height of the crisis, hospital staff came up with their own solution to the worldwide shortage of ventilators by modifying 'black boxes' (continuous positive airway pressure devices), a technology ordinarily used to help sleep apnoea patients The mixed hospital team of doctors, nurses and health professionals were officially named as the inaugural winners of the new �...