Borth Animalarium is a small zoo, located in the small Welsh village of Borth, 7 miles north of Aberystwyth in the county of Ceredigion, Mid Wales.
[edit] History
The zoo is mainly a refuge for unwanted exotic pets, animals from other zoos made freely available for a variety of reasons, or whose natural environment is under threat.
[edit] Animals
Animals at Borth Animalarium include monkeys, wallabies, snakes, iguanas, caimans, fruit bats, spiders, birds including ostriches, pigs, frogs, ocelots, cockroaches, and Geoffroy's cat.[1]
[edit] Controversy
After an investigation by Dyfed-Powys Police, in September 2010 in a hearing at Aberystwyth Magistrates' Court, owners Alan and Jean Mumbray admitted not having the correct paperwork for a commercial premises. The couple were fined, and nine restricted license animals are to be confiscated from the park, including the leopard, two lynx and two ring-tailed lemurs.[2]
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