'World's loneliest gorilla' Bua Noi prepares for another Christmas behind bars at Thai supermarket

‘World’s loneliest gorilla’ Bua Noi prepares for another Christmas behind bars at Thai supermarket

DAILY MAIL

An animal that has been called the ‘world’s loneliest gorilla’ is set to spend another

in a supermarket cage.

The 33-year-old gorilla has been stuck at the controversial Pata Zoo in Thailand for more 30 years.

Despite an international campaign to save Bua Noi, the only gorilla in the country, authorities do not seem to have made any steps towards helping it.

The animal’s owner said in October he will only allow Bua Noi to be released if he is paid up to £700,000.

Thailand’s environment minister had said he wanted 33-year-old Bua Noi moved from a filthy supermarket zoo to a sanctuary

Bua Noi has lived on concrete floors without daylight or nature for more than 30 years in Thailand

Bua Noi has lived on concrete floors without daylight or nature for more than 30 years in Thailand

Jason Baker, PETA Asia’s senior vice president, said: ‘Bua Noi the gorilla is suffering from extreme psychological distress in the concrete enclosure to which she has been confined alone for nearly 40 years, longer than most Thai people have been alive.

‘This shabby facility is…

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