Overview
- The environmental prosecutor opened a probe after a 2.5‑month‑old lioness was removed from a Moscow‑City apartment in critical condition.
- Veterinarians documented fractures to three limbs, spinal damage and widespread bone depletion consistent with poor care and nutrition.
- The owner gave recorded explanations to prosecutors, expressed full remorse, and said he lacked veterinary knowledge and had no documents for the animal.
- He said he donated 0.5 million rubles toward treatment and would help with rehabilitation and construction of an enclosure.
- The lion park Zemlya prajda reported a positive test for feline viral leukemia, noting outcomes can range from a month to 10 years, and the cub remains under specialist care.