Hello dear readers, in this first article here in English, we want to introduce our charity account here @venezuelazoo to you and why we have created this blog!

Here is a little introduction about this page:

During our ( @future24 - @lex030 - @kathybell ) holidays in Thailand, we have noticed a very dramatically newspaper headline:

"Zoo in Venezuela slaughters its animals"

The headline was not irony or anything like that, but bitter reality. For lack of money, the zoo has long been unable to afford food for their animals, which is why they finally had to resort to such an act. Small animals and cattle had to serve...

**This puma has only skin and fur on his ribs:** https://steemitimages.com/DQmWngF8EoZeTykaW2iW9HgUzCzYB4x8XnCFJpZsKDi515b/3%2Cw%3D993%2Cq%3Dhigh%2Cc%3D0.bild.jpg *Foto: MIGUEL ROMERO / AFP* -> [Picture Source and newspaper article *(German)*.](https://www.bild.de/news/ausland/venezuela/zoo-tiere-werden-geschlachtet-und-verfuettert-54976242.bild.html) *(Note: I am not a “Bild” newspaper reader, but the article was shown in the news on my Smartphone and the photos just shocked me , so that I had to open it...)*

**This emaciated Puma here is probably one of the poorest in this zoo...** https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmUFvDhiu3vFBRmXhkbjug7CUgqPDroggr4nMtroZCWNKE/3%2Cw%3D993%2Cq%3Dhigh%2Cc%3D0.bild-2.jpg *Foto: MIGUEL ROMERO / AFP* -> [Picture Source and newspaper article *(German)*.](https://www.bild.de/news/ausland/venezuela/zoo-tiere-werden-geschlachtet-und-verfuettert-54976242.bild.html)

This article occupied us almost every day, until we got the brilliant idea: We must try to support this zoo! Especially for me as a big cat friend that is, if I see the pictures, a matter of the heart. I also have three cute cats at home.

**A magnificent animal... It also only has fur and bones left...**  https://steemitimages.com/DQmQjezeVnGUVDo5ZSTr1SNhgq5yCK7wJTKDFBCdJFfx9aJ/2%2Cw%3D993%2Cq%3Dhigh%2Cc%3D0.bild.jpg *Foto: MONICA GUEVARA / AFP* -> [Picture Source and newspaper article *(German)*.](https://www.bild.de/news/ausland/venezuela/zoo-tiere-werden-geschlachtet-und-verfuettert-54976242.bild.html)

Our Goal:

**We want to try to support this zoo with the help of the great Steemit community and our plan is to donate 100% of all post rewards from this account here to the Metropolitan Zoo in Venezuela.** *Note:* Im running this charity campaign together with Jonas completely volunteer & independent. After some donations and votes have come together here, we personally want to make sure that the revenue really arrives at the zoo. More information will follow! For questions about the project: charityforzoovenezuela@yahoo.com

Best regards Alex @lex030 Jonas @future24 Kathy @kathybell *Author of this article: @lex030* *Translation by: @future24*