{"id":20450,"date":"2023-07-14T15:33:56","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T15:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/?p=730715"},"modified":"2023-07-14T15:33:56","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T15:33:56","slug":"fire-kills-almost-every-animal-at-florida-wildlife-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2023\/07\/14\/fire-kills-almost-every-animal-at-florida-wildlife-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Kills Almost Every Animal at Florida Wildlife Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs tabs tabs-entry\">\n<li class=\"active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/southeast\/2023\/07\/14\/730715.htm\">Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/southeast\/2023\/07\/14\/730715.htm?comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">0 Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"article-content clearfix\"> <span class=\"tts-notice\"><span>New<\/span> You can now listen to Insurance Journal articles!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>An early morning fire on Thursday killed nearly all the animals at a wildlife center in Florida, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>News outlets reported the fire broke out around 3 a.m. Thursday at the Alligator and Wildlife Discovery Center in Madeira Beach, near St. Petersburg on Florida`s Gulf Coast.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bzn bzn-sized bzn-intext\">\n<ins data-revive-zoneid=\"79\" data-revive-block=\"1\" data-revive-id=\"36eb7c2bd3daa932a43cc2a8ffbed3a9\"><\/ins> <\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe suffered from a tragic fire last night. Nearly all of the animals are gone. We are devastated,\u201d a post on the wildlife center`s Facebook page said.<\/p>\n<p>Sonny Flynn, who owns the center, told WTSP that all of the mammals inside the building died and many of the reptiles were injured. Small mammals, lizards, amphibians, turtles and tortoises, fresh and saltwater marine life, and alligators were among the 250 animals at the center.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey didn\u2019t deserve this. This is my whole life,\u201d Flynn said. \u201cThey all have names, they all have personality, I come in every morning and talk to them like Dr. Dolittle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Flynn said about 95% of the animals at the center were \u201cpet surrenders because people didn\u2019t know how to take care of them, or they weren\u2019t able to take care of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Madeira Beach Fire Department Fire Chief Clint Belk told news outlets that crews were met with heavy fire and smoke at the front of the building.<\/p>\n<p>An investigation is underway to determine the cause.<\/p>\n<div class=\"copyright-notice lite\">Copyright 2023 Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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