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Billy Milk
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marjan r.i.p
Jan 27, 2002, 17:50
Marjan the lion is to be buried tomorrow at the Afghanistan zoo where he suffered the torments of war and won countless hearts around the world.
He was found dead in his cage at Kabul Zoo on Saturday morning, a few weeks after his story attracted international attention.
With one eye lost in a grenade attack, Marjan became a powerful symbol of Afghanistan’s sufferings and his dignified bearing seemed to speak of the country’s determination to rise above misery and fear.
An aid effort led by the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) raised funds for Marjan and the other animals in the zoo, which fell into dismal neglect during 23 years of war.
Despite the WSPA’s efforts to improve his diet and ease his life with heat in his cage and a padded sleeping area, Marjan had only a few weeks to enjoy the sudden reversal of fortune.
In his last days, he had to be carried from his sleeping area to a spot where he could lie in the sun and eventually his kidneys and liver apparently failed, said the WSPA’s John Marsh.
Mr Marsh said he found Marjan such an evocative symbol that he wants to see a statue built in his memory.
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