Punch the monkey isn’t the first lonely zoo animal to capture our hearts – or raise troubling questions

From the last thylacine to Mollie the drinking, smoking orangutan, little Punch the monkey is the latest in a long line of lonely zoo animals.
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Dozens of animal cruelty indictments brought against Natural Bridge Zoo

Five people associated with the Natural Bridge Zoo were indicted on dozens of charges, including animal cruelty and forgery. The zoo's owners, Karl and Deborah Mogensen, and manager Gretchen Mogensen ...