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Shepreth Wildlife Park tiger Amba, 20, put down | Shepreth Wildlife Park tiger Amba, 20, put down |
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A 20-year-old tiger has had to be put down after developing arthritis, a wildlife park has said. | |
Amba will be "deeply missed" having lived at Shepreth Wildlife Park for 17 years. | Amba will be "deeply missed" having lived at Shepreth Wildlife Park for 17 years. |
She arrived with male companion Rana, who suffered from the same chronic condition and died last year. | She arrived with male companion Rana, who suffered from the same chronic condition and died last year. |
The park's director Rebecca Willers said: "It is with incredible sadness that we inform you Amba was put to sleep." | The park's director Rebecca Willers said: "It is with incredible sadness that we inform you Amba was put to sleep." |
She said discussions with vets about Amba's arthritis meant she had started to lose her ability to move around. | She said discussions with vets about Amba's arthritis meant she had started to lose her ability to move around. |
"It was an incredibly hard decision for her team and vet to make to euthanise her today," said Ms Willers. | "It was an incredibly hard decision for her team and vet to make to euthanise her today," said Ms Willers. |
"But it was the only right decision for her as her welfare remains our top priority, especially over our own emotions." | "But it was the only right decision for her as her welfare remains our top priority, especially over our own emotions." |
The park added the tigers' arrival at the park - then known as WillersMill Wild Animal Sanctuary - sparked its transformation into Shepreth Wildlife Park and its focus on conservation. | The park added the tigers' arrival at the park - then known as WillersMill Wild Animal Sanctuary - sparked its transformation into Shepreth Wildlife Park and its focus on conservation. |
The park said their two tigers had helped to raise more than £60,000 for tiger conservation schemes in Asia. | The park said their two tigers had helped to raise more than £60,000 for tiger conservation schemes in Asia. |
Tigers can have a lifespan of up to 20 years in the wild, according to the World Wildlife Fund. | Tigers can have a lifespan of up to 20 years in the wild, according to the World Wildlife Fund. |
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