Visitors watched a male lion at the Franklin Park Zoo last August. Deep cuts in the state budget may force the Boston institution to shut its doors, zoo officials said yesterday.
(John Bohn/Globe Staff/File)
Franklin Park Zoo may have to close
Patrick budget cuts also threaten Stone Zoo Some animals might have to be euthanized
Visitors watched a male lion at the Franklin Park Zoo last August. Deep cuts in the state budget may force the Boston institution to shut its doors, zoo officials said yesterday.
(John Bohn/Globe Staff/File)
Franklin Park Zoo, a Boston institution that has drawn generations of city and suburban families, may be forced to close its doors and possibly euthanize some of its animals as a result of the deep budget cuts imposed by Governor Deval Patrick, zoo officials said yesterday. (Full article: 1050 words)
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