Florida wildlife officials propose temporary ban on sloth imports after deaths

Florida wildlife officials are drafting an executive order to temporarily ban sloth imports following the deaths of 55 sloths ...
Los Angeles Times

Letters to the Editor: Deaths of about 30 sloths at Florida warehouse raise troubling questions

To the editor: This article is very disturbing (“Sickness, cold killed about 30 sloths at a Florida import warehouse in recent years,” April 26). Why were sloths in a warehouse? Why were they not ...
WLRN

'Massive' regulatory gaps put imported sloths at risk, leading expert says

A leading sloth expert said "massive" regulatory gaps enabled operators of the Sloth World attraction previously planned for Orlando to import dozens of sloths and fail to provide them with proper ...
WESH

'Long road ahead': 13 sloths rescued from Sloth World continue recovery at Central Florida Zoo

THE TEAM AT CENTRAL FLORIDA ZOO IS CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE 13 SLOTHS THEY ARE CARING FOR. AFTER SLOTH WORLD GAVE THEM UP. BUT THE CEO TELLS US ONE OF THEM IS STRUGGLING. WESH 2’S KENNEDY IS ...
USA Today

Zoo rescues 13 malnourished sloths from Orlando animal attraction

Thirteen sloths rescued from a shuttered Florida exhibition site are recovering after being transferred to a zoo. The exotic animals were taken to the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens after ...
Gizmodo

31 Sloths Died in a Cold Warehouse Ahead of Orlando Attraction Opening

An animal facility in Orlando, Florida, was shut down before it even opened after dozens of sloths suffered a cruel death while being prepared for display in an exhibit. Thirty-one sloths died in ...
The Daytona Beach News-Journal

31 sloths died in Florida. Is Orlando's Sloth World still opening?

A planned Orlando attraction, Sloth World, has been canceled before its opening. The closure follows a state report detailing the deaths of 31 sloths in its care. The owner disputes the report, ...
New York Post

13 malnourished sloths rescued from bankrupt Florida tourist trap after 31 die in its care

Over a dozen sloths were rescued from a bankrupt Florida tourist trap after 31 died in its care before the embattled business could even open. The 13 sloths were saved from Sloth World Orlando on ...
Orlando Weekly

Rescued Sloth World sloths survive first nights at Central Florida Zoo

After the deaths of dozens of sloths were uncovered at formerly planned Orlando attraction Sloth World, a few remaining sloths have since been accepted at Central Florida Zoo and have successfully ...
UPI

'Sloth World' attraction will not open after 31 of its animals died

April 25 (UPI) --An attraction planned for Central Florida called Sloth World Orlando will not open after at least 31 of its sloths died during the last two years in a facility that had not been ...
The Hill

Florida Democrat ‘appalled’ by report 31 sloths died in storage warehouse

Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) said Thursday that he was appalled by a report about the death of 31 sloths that died under the care of Sloth World, a tourist attraction in Orlando, Fla., that wasn’t yet ...
NBC News

31 sloths meant for Florida 'slotharium' attraction die in warehouse or in transit

Dozens of sloths destined for a Florida "slotharium" died in a warehouse or while in transit to the Orlando attraction, state wildlife officials said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...