Overview
- Taigan Park Zoo is weighing a fine and lifetime ban against Anastasia Luchkina under rules that prohibit teasing or touching animals through enclosures.
- Dana, the only orangutan at the Crimean park and an IUCN Red List species, has shown appetite loss and unresponsiveness since inhaling from the vape.
- Veterinarians have initiated health examinations to assess potential nicotine poisoning in the endangered primate.
- The incident drew widespread social media outrage and calls from animal welfare groups including PETA UK for criminal or zoo-level sanctions.
- Anastasia Luchkina, a 24-year-old professional boxer with one pro bout to her record, shared the viral footage on social media over the weekend.