Dozens of sloths died before opening of Sloth World attraction in Florida

"The truth is, we lost sloths that had a virus of which showed barely any symptoms and was undetectable even after necropsy."

— Ben Agresta , Executive

"I am appalled to hear about the 31 sloths who died under the ‘care’ of the not yet opened Sloth World in Orlando."

— Maxwell Frost , Politician

"The torturous conditions these sloths were subjected to are a tragic example of the cruel and unethical wildlife trade."

— Nicole Barrantes , Activist

"The truth is, we lost sloths that had a virus of which showed barely any symptoms and was undetectable even after necropsy."

— Ben Agresta , Executive

"Before it even opened, Sloth World saw 31 sloths die after being kept in unsafe conditions."

— Rep. Maxwell Frost , Politician

"We cannot allow this to continue."

— Rep. Maxwell Frost , Politician

"public pressure played a key role in the decision to close the business before it opened."

— Anna Eskamani , Politician

"Sloths need things to climb on and things to be comfortable on."

— Richard Glover , Executive

"the facility has been shut down and will not open."

— Maxwell Frost , Politician

"We were very excited to have the opportunity, and grateful that he chose to donate them to us."

— Richard Glover , Executive

"Not knowing what their medical conditions may be, we will be very lucky if all of them do survive."

— Richard Glover , Executive

"Any ACA-accredited facility, the standards for animal care and animal well-being are much higher than most other places."

— Richard Glover , Executive

"Obviously, we weren't expecting (13) sloths with medical issues, and so we know there's going to be considerable costs involved in taking this on."

— Richard Glover , Executive