TikTok star 'closes makeshift zoo at home' after exotic animals died
07.01.2024 - 14:55
/ ok.co.uk
TikTok star Kyle Thomas’ makeshift ‘zoo’ in County Antrim, Northern Ireland has closed, his mother has said. Kyle, who has 35.3 million followers on TikTok and has amassed a whopping 1.6 billion likes on the platform, has shared videos on the app of himself alongside different exotic animals.
However, Belfast Live recently visited the area, which is located outside of Lisburn, following reports that the TikTok star had listed the land for sale on Facebook Marketplace for £150,000. And speaking to the publication, Kyle's mother, Zena Foord, stated that the land, which the publication claims was purchased two years ago, has since “been sold”.
Following the publication’s request to confirm the sale, Zena said: “He has done absolutely nothing wrong. I’ve had to move every single f****** animal from here because people were killing them and poisoning them.” Zena also said that she had reported the alleged poisoning to the police.
In some of his TikTok videos, Kyle has given social media users a glimpse inside the space and on Christmas Eve, he posted a video on TikTok which showed a farm stable that housed animals including wallabies, goats and foxes. Kyle also alleged that some chickens and ducks were in another stable and were laying eggs.
Captioning the video, he wrote: “The animals are inside for winter we just moved them in today so we will let them settle and then be adding to their enclosures while we work on the big project! Lots of super exciting stuff happening…” However, in the past, Kyle has come under pressure from animal rights campaigners over his project. According to Belfast Live, a capybara, which is considered a dangerous animal in Northern Ireland, died after being brought into the Lisburn home.
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