Zoo Animals Released During Riot

Chicagos Lincoln Park Zoo dispelled rumors Monday that its animals were let loose out of their habitats by looters as protests against the death of George Floyd were underway.

Zoo animals released during riot. However the alameda county sheriff later clarified that all animals in the zoo are accounted for and no tiger is loose on the streets. CHICAGO The Lincoln Park Zoo said in a statement Monday that all animals in the zoo are accounted for and safe and rumors spreading on social media that the zoo was broken into and looted. CHICAGO WLS -- Rumors on social media went viral after word started to spread that looters released animals at the Lincoln Park Zoo Sunday but those rumors turned out to be false.

So you can adopt an animal like the turtles or a plant or more than one animal and that will help them out during. Social media was full on Saturday of reports and reactions to reports that several animals had been set loose including a lion. Late on Saturday as protests continued across the Bay Area in response to the death of George Floyd reports emerged that a tiger had been spotted loose from the zoo.

With the area under a curfew amidst riots many believed the reports. Widespread social media posts on Sunday and Monday claimed animals at the Oakland Zoo the Philadelphia Zoo and Chicagos Lincoln Park Zoo were set free or stolen during the weekends riots. Let us first start off with the obvious.

A video circulating on social media appears to show someone slipping through the gates of the bronx zoo as the city was engulfed by george floyd protests and looting monday night. Zoo animals were released during protests in Chicago. In what seems like a scene straight out of the movie Madagascar social media roared with rumors of animals on the loose Sunday night after looters supposedly broke into Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago.

All animals at lincoln park zoo are accounted for and safe. Posts included photos of animals such as lions tigers giraffes and hippopotamuses walking on city streets. While image of giraffe dates back to 2014 at least the two images of hippopotamus are from South Africa and Spain respectively.

KGO -- On Sunday the Alameda County Sheriff reported a tiger on the loose near the Oakland. By ALI SWENSONJune 2 2020 GMT. 98th ave at golf links.