A close up of a zebra.
A zebra.
  • Virginia police searched a zoo amid an animal cruelty investigation and seized nearly 100 animals.
  • They found dozens of dead animals, as well as a disturbing number of animal parts.
  • An attorney for the zoo told local news that the zoo's owners will fight the charges.

Authorities removed some 95 animals from a Virginia zoo, including dozens of dead animals, amid allegations of animal cruelty.

Natural Bridge Zoo, nestled in the town of Natural Bridge in Rockbridge County, "is and always has been privately owned," according to its website.