# Two families adopt five animals at Vizag zoo 2026-08-10T22:44:30+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Two families have adopted five animals under the Indira Gandhi Zoological Park's (IGZP) Animal Adoption Programme in Visakhapatnam. On her birthday, V. Nishkala Nakshatra adopted a spotted deer and a star tortoise, and jointly with V. Aarick Nihal, a meerkat, for one year, contributing ₹50,000. Separately, a family from Uttar Pradesh, impressed during a zoo visit, adopted a red-necked wallaby for a year and a leopard for a month, contributing ₹32,000. Curator G. Mangamma said donations qualify for tax exemption under Section 80G(5) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Tags: animal adoption, donation, Indira Gandhi Zoological Park, tax exemption, Visakhapatnam Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/two-families-adopt-five-animals-at-vizag-zoo/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/two-families-adopt-five-animals-at-vizag-zoo/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.