According to CBS 12 in Providence, the Attleboro City Council has voted to use hundreds of thousands of dollars in COVID relief funds to assist the city’s struggling zoo. The Capron Park Zoo is home to over 120 animals and has been operating with low funds where the pandemic only made matters worse. Capron Park still had to care for its animals during the traveling virus as costs piled up. The zoo stated they rely on a revolving fund to pay employees and cover expenses.

The city council decided to allocate $470,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to the zoo to temporarily save it that is expected to hold them over until the Capron Zoo Task Force, which consists of city and zoo leaders, comes up with a long-term solution.