KEENESBURG, Colo. – One of the nation’s biggest sanctuaries for tigers, lions and bears said Tuesday it is shutting down because of a lack of donations, and added that it may have to destroy the animals if it cannot find new homes for them.
The 27-year-old Wild Animal Sanctuary will stay open another two weeks at most, executive director Pat Craig said in a statement.
He said the sanctuary costs $15,000 a week to run.
The organization said the move will affect more than 150 wild animals, including 75 tigers, 30 bears, 20 mountain lions and dozens of leopards, African lions and other big cats.
The 140-acre sanctuary on the rolling plains 30 miles northeast of Denver describes itself as the largest of its kind in the nation.
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