Moscow. Russia’s drastic ban on food imports from Europe has claimed it first victims –the rather choosy animals at Moscow zoo.
Keepers at the zoo, one of Europe’s oldest, are scrambling to adjust the menus for its animals, which rely heavily on Dutch vegetables and Polish apples.
“Almost all the animals eat fruits and vegetables except for those who eat fish,” said Moscow Zoo spokeswoman Anna Kachurovskaya. “Those who eat fish are also in trouble because fish is also embargoed.”
With fears of rising food prices hitting poor Russians, the animals have also been caught in the crossfire of the tit-for-tat sanctions war …read more
Source: The Jakarta Globe
