Zoo where two wild cats died within a week agrees to pay £350,000 in debts
A zoo where two wild cats died within a week has agreed to pay off £350,000 debts at the high court.
Borth Wild Animal Kingdom in Mid Wales is now subject to a voluntary arrangement with creditors after a reprieve from a winding up petition, the court heard.
It comes after it recently had a ban reversed on keeping dangerous animals.
The Insolvency and Companies Court had given the zoo a 42-day reprieve from being wound up last month to allow it to try and sort out its debts, which total £344,376.06.
Dean and Tracey Tweedy purchased the 10 acre zoo for £625,000 last year, but problems began when it was banned from keeping animals following the death of two lynx cats in October.
First, a Eurasian lynx called Lilleth was shot dead by a marksman days after it escaped from the zoo despite attempts to recapture it.
Then a second lynx, Nilly, later died days later following what the zoo described as a handling error.
It shut until February as owners met certain conditions, however a ban on keeping dangerous animals was lifted back in July.
