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Ivie Acres Farm Animal Abuse Exposed | Salt Lake City News
Federal inspectors uncovered years of neglect at Ivie Acres Farm, a petting zoo plagued by unsanitary conditions, inadequate veterinary care, and dangerous enclosures. Former staff described animals starving, dehydrated, and living in overcrowded, deteriorating spaces — a pattern confirmed by multiple inspection reports. Tragedies piled up: a camel died tangled in fencing, a zebra was euthanized after falling from an unsecured trailer, and more recent incidents included a capybara escaping and vanishing, a prairie dog dying in a sweltering shed, and rampant waste and contaminated water…
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