"The leopards are quite old now but if they can have a nice last few years, then hopefully they will appreciate that we can do that for them.
"It's time to rethink the mission of zoos, particularly when we can now see the wonder of animal life in documentaries."
76-year-old Virginia McKenna of the Born Free Foundation, star of the 1966 film Born Free, spearheaded the campaign. Link -via Fark
They should have given them to a better zoo, not release them.