Zoo Napoli empty, but puppies are born

"This would be the best season of the year for the zoo, Easter Monday is our top day, in the other years we also have 10-15,000 visitors on that day". This is how Francesco Floro Flores, owner of the Naples zoo describes the difficult days of the Neapolitan park, closed for covid19 and with very high costs for the care of animals: "We spend an average of € 200,000 a month to keep everything in perfect condition and take care of us of our guests, "explains Floro Flores. The gates are closed, the area is deserted under the April sun but the zoo is full of life. With the animals there are now only the cleaning and maintenance workers, and the veterinarian Pasquale Silvestri: "This is a time of birth at the zoo and we take care of all our guests. A gibbon and even porcupines have been born these days ". "The crisis of this period - Floro Flores explains - also concerns all the other zoological parks. Someone in the ministry should take an interest in our crisis".