“I just can’t believe this” – Inside the ‘World’s Saddest Zoo’: Blind Bear Locked in a Cage for 30 Years and Monkeys Living in Darkness

THE “world’s saddest zoo” has a blind bear that’s been locked in a cage for 30 years and miserable monkeys that have been kept in darkness.

Brit animal welfare groups are trying to get the centre, which has been given the sick name “Salvation Park”, shut down.

Nelson, who is blind, has been stuck in a cage for 30 years

Nelson, who is blind, has been stuck in a cage for 30 years

The animals are left in appalling conditions

The animals are left in appalling conditions

Brit animals rights campaigners are trying to get the zoo shut down

Brit animals rights campaigners are trying to get the zoo shut down

Dozens of other animals, including a lioness and monkeys are held in the dark in a dilapidated barn, were discovered when officials visited the zoo in Armenia.

One distressed goat constantly charges at the bars of his cage

One distressed goat constantly charges at the bars of his cageCredit: Roger Allen North Downs Picture Agency

Birds barely have enough space to spread their wings

Birds barely have enough space to spread their wings

He claims his animals are well looked after at the zoo in Armavir a small town 25 miles west of Armenia’s capital, Yerevan.

Monkeys left in the dark

Monkeys left in the dark

The Armenian government is debating an animal welfare bill that could see the zoo close down

The Armenian government is debating an animal welfare bill that could see the zoo close downCredit: Roger Allen North Downs Picture Agency