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Zoo fears for animals in plans to expand

VICTORIA'S zoo operator has lashed out at a $220 million plan to expand the Werribee Open Range Zoo, claiming it would put the animals' wellbeing at risk. Zoos Victoria's chairman, Andrew Fairley, said the proposal, which he feared would turn control of the wildlife over to entertainment giant Village Roadshow, "could seriously compromise" the welfare of the animals.

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