The Cyprus Animal Party expressed, in a statement, its strong outrage and revulsion over the incident involving the bear that escaped from its enclosure at the “Melios Zoo” in Palaiometocho, in a statement, describing it as “extremely serious.”
“Following an immediate phone call from the Party to the Community Leader of Paleometocho, it was fully confirmed that the wild animal managed to escape from its enclosure, posing an immediate and deadly threat to both public safety and its own life, before it was finally recaptured,” the party states in its announcement.
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The Cyprus Animal Party maintains that Melios Zoo’s statement regarding the bear’s escape not only fails to address the substantive questions that arise, but also attempts to downplay the seriousness of the incident, creating the impression that there was no real safety issue.
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Let’s recall that early Saturday evening, a commotion ensued when it was discovered that a bear had escaped from its enclosure at Melios Zoo, in the Agioi Trimithia area. Eventually, the zoo’s manager contained the animal and safely led it back to its enclosure. As the zoo later clarified, the bear never left the zoo’s premises at any time.
The police announced that on Saturday evening, they were informed by the facility manager in the Kokkinotrimithia/ Agioi Trimithias area, in the Nicosia district, that a bear had escaped from his property.
Police forces were mobilized to handle the incident. Ultimately, the farm manager contained the animal and safely led it back to its enclosure on the farm.
With the animal located and returned to the facility, there is currently no cause for public concern, the police noted, while also stating that they are continuing their investigation into the incident.
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What Melios Zoo Says
In a social media post, Melios Zoo described the incident as an isolated and unfortunate event, noting that one of the two bears temporarily left its enclosure while the park was closed to visitors.
At the same time, the zoo clarified that the bear never left the premises and that staff responded immediately, while the relevant authorities were also notified.
According to the same post, the owner led the animal back to its enclosure without anyone being endangered, and he noted that the police conducted a thorough inspection of the facilities and confirmed that everything was safe.
In conclusion, he emphasized that his priority remains the safety of visitors and the well-being of the animals in his care.
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