{"id":21149,"date":"2025-01-16T08:03:32","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T08:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/hertfordshire-zoo-re-homes-cats-after-convicted-owner-mauled\/"},"modified":"2025-01-16T08:03:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T08:03:32","slug":"hertfordshire-zoo-re-homes-cats-after-convicted-owner-mauled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/hertfordshire-zoo-re-homes-cats-after-convicted-owner-mauled\/","title":{"rendered":"Hertfordshire Zoo re-homes cats after convicted owner mauled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 ejjhCR\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/646c\/live\/aa9b0190-d359-11ef-8fbe-83f74621e55c.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/646c\/live\/aa9b0190-d359-11ef-8fbe-83f74621e55c.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/646c\/live\/aa9b0190-d359-11ef-8fbe-83f74621e55c.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/646c\/live\/aa9b0190-d359-11ef-8fbe-83f74621e55c.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/646c\/live\/aa9b0190-d359-11ef-8fbe-83f74621e55c.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/646c\/live\/aa9b0190-d359-11ef-8fbe-83f74621e55c.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/646c\/live\/aa9b0190-d359-11ef-8fbe-83f74621e55c.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/646c\/live\/aa9b0190-d359-11ef-8fbe-83f74621e55c.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Hertfordshire Zoo A puma stares out of the bars of a cage. A padlock holds it shut.\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Hertfordshire Zoo<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Twenty-eight big and small cats were rescued from Cat Survival Trust in Hertfordshire<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">A group of endangered cats have been rescued and re-homed after their owner was convicted of animal welfare charges.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Terrence Moore, director of the Cat Survival Trust in Codicote, Hertfordshire, was <!-- --><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c722xr5d04po\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\">found guilty last May of four charges<!-- --><\/a> of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He was told at St Albans Crown Court to rehome the animals ahead of a ban from keeping them, but according to The Sun, <!-- --><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/31584734\/tiger-king-animal-planet-itv-hospital-mauled-cat\/\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\">he was attacked by one of the cats<!-- --><\/a> later last year.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Teams at Hertfordshire Zoo and its sister site The Big Cat Sanctuary in Ashford, Kent, are caring for the 28 rescued cats while attempts are made to find them new homes.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/bf70\/live\/56746240-d35a-11ef-8fbe-83f74621e55c.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/bf70\/live\/56746240-d35a-11ef-8fbe-83f74621e55c.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/bf70\/live\/56746240-d35a-11ef-8fbe-83f74621e55c.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/bf70\/live\/56746240-d35a-11ef-8fbe-83f74621e55c.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/bf70\/live\/56746240-d35a-11ef-8fbe-83f74621e55c.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/bf70\/live\/56746240-d35a-11ef-8fbe-83f74621e55c.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/bf70\/live\/56746240-d35a-11ef-8fbe-83f74621e55c.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/bf70\/live\/56746240-d35a-11ef-8fbe-83f74621e55c.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Hertfordshire Zoo A Serval sits on a wooden ledge inside a cage\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Hertfordshire Zoo<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">The Sun reported that Terrence Moore was attacked by one of his cats<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Cam Whitnall, project lead at The Big Cat Sanctuary, said: &#8220;We only have weeks before the facility is closed down for good, so we are working at speed to find them their forever homes. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;Unfortunately, not all will be able to be rehomed due to significant health issues, but we are committed to giving these beautiful creatures the care and dignity they deserve.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/c7a7\/live\/beec6180-d358-11ef-8fbe-83f74621e55c.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/c7a7\/live\/beec6180-d358-11ef-8fbe-83f74621e55c.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/c7a7\/live\/beec6180-d358-11ef-8fbe-83f74621e55c.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/c7a7\/live\/beec6180-d358-11ef-8fbe-83f74621e55c.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/c7a7\/live\/beec6180-d358-11ef-8fbe-83f74621e55c.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/c7a7\/live\/beec6180-d358-11ef-8fbe-83f74621e55c.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/c7a7\/live\/beec6180-d358-11ef-8fbe-83f74621e55c.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/c7a7\/live\/beec6180-d358-11ef-8fbe-83f74621e55c.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Hertfordshire Zoo A close up of an Asian Golden cat with dark fur and bright blue eyes in his new leafy home\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Hertfordshire Zoo<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Frank is the only Asian Golden cat in the UK<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The group of cats include pumas, servals and an Amur leopard, which, according to Hertfordshire Zoo, is the most endangered big cat in the world.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Fourteen of the cats have got new homes, including an Asian golden cat called Frank and a fishing cat called Boson, which have both been rehomed at The Big Cat Sanctuary.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Moore is due to be sentenced on 23 January.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--$!--><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c8edw60dn4ro\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hertfordshire Zoo Twenty-eight big and small cats were rescued from Cat Survival Trust in Hertfordshire A group of endangered cats have been rescued and re-homed after their owner was convicted of animal welfare charges. Terrence Moore, director of the Cat Survival Trust in Codicote, Hertfordshire, was found guilty last May of four charges of causing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21150,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[5230,5187,8012,8014,968,8013,3832],"class_list":["post-21149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-england","tag-cats","tag-convicted","tag-hertfordshire","tag-mauled","tag-owner","tag-rehomes","tag-zoo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21149"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21151,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21149\/revisions\/21151"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}