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Dr. Eng. Marta Zając-Ossowska expressed concern about the situation of the animals and employees at the Łączna Zoo. She wrote that the mayor of Mieroszów, Andrzej Lipiński, submitted a request to the District Prosecutor's Office in Wałbrzych on October 20, 2026, for an immediate annulment of the decision from October 16, 2026, under which he was entrusted, as a trustworthy person, with the animals from the zoo. Zając-Ossowska stated that she hoped for a breakthrough in the legal situation of the Łączna Zoo, which was meant to help ensure the welfare of the animals and the safety of the employees during the ongoing proceedings. According to her, the development of events, however, distanced the prospect of resolving the difficult situation. She wrote that she was unable to determine further steps or the timeline for specific resolutions. She promised to provide information when she could confirm it. #Mieroszów #ZOOŁączna #dobrostanzwierząt (translated)

Marta Zając-Ossowska explained that she was not the procedural attorney for Marcin Nowaczyk nor did she take over the management of ZOO Łączna as an institution. She stated that at the request of the Lower Silesian Voivode Anna Żabska and the mayor of Mieroszów Andrzej Lipiński, and with the consent and at the request of the owner and employees, she took care of ensuring the care of the animals and organizing the current work of the staff. She emphasized that her actions did not include managing the garden, responsibility for its previous functioning, or decisions about its future. She added that she did not know how long she would remain involved, as it depended on the development of the situation and the decisions of the appropriate authorities and the owner. She also pointed to the need for resolutions and actions from the administration and the bodies conducting the proceedings. She stated that she was no longer an employee of the Wrocław Zoo. She indicated that in April 2024, she submitted a declaration of immediate termination of her employment and resigned from the position of general director. #ZOO #Oświadczenie #Wrocław (translated)

As a result of the intervention by the services at the private Zoo Łączna in Mieroszów, five people have been accused of mistreating over 561 animals, which led to their suffering and malnutrition, despite the Ministry of Climate and Environment denying reports of its involvement in the action. #ZooŁączna #OchronaZwierząt #PrawaZwierząt (translated)

Grzegorz Macko reported that in Mieroszów he participated in a crisis management team regarding the situation at the zoo in Łączna, and then met with protesters outside the garden. During the meeting, as he relayed, he learned from the police chief in Wałbrzych that the Ministry of Climate and Environment, led by Paulina Henning-Kloska, had been involved in discussions about transporting animals from Poland to the Netherlands for some time. Macko wrote that the zoo fence was damaged and more foundations were withdrawing from activities on its premises and taking over the animals. He accused the voivode, Anna Żabska from the Civic Coalition, of convening the crisis team but not attending it herself. According to him, there was chaos on the spot, no one responsible for coordination, and institutions did not indicate who would take care of the animals after the organizations withdrew. He added that the police officers moved among the animals and provided them with water. He conveyed that a representative of the prosecutor's office said during the crisis team that activities were completed the previous day. Macko added that in the afternoon the court did not grant the prosecutor's request to arrest the owner of the zoo. The politician emphasized that in his opinion, politicians and residents should not decide who is right in the dispute or assess whether irregularities occurred. However, he considered it the politicians' duty to evaluate the actions of state services. He described the situation at the zoo as an example of serious communication, organizational, and perhaps legal problems. He also wrote that the case showed, as he assessed, a broader dysfunction of the state, also in terms of animal welfare. #ZOO #OchronaZwierząt #Kryzys (translated)