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animal welfare measures
Coverage of animal welfare measures in the Nexus archive.
- 3 lions perish at Tokyo zoo as Japan bakes in ‘cruelly hot’ summer
Three lions died of suspected heatstroke at Tokyo’s Tama Zoological Park during Japan’s record-breaking summer heat. The zoo suspended its lion exhibit after 10 of 16 lions showed symptoms of heat-related illness, with three lionesses succumbing despite treatment.