Parrot Bear Rescued From Circus by Maltreatment Dies in RS

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Charles, who lived at the São Braz Zoo in Santa Maria, in the State Center, died after spending the last 17 years under the care of the zoo team after being removed from a circus where he suffered ill-treatment. Charles arrived at the São Braz Zoo in March 2009, when he was about 10 years old. According to the zoo, he had spent approximately 9 years in a circus, kept in a six-square-metre cage and presenting himself on hot metal plates. When he …