A planned International Drive attraction called Sloth World will not open following dozens of animal deaths, conservation groups said late Friday, as 13 remaining sloths were placed in the care of

Sloth World, a new attraction on Orlando’s I-Drive that was announced last year, imported dozens of the South American mammals, several of which are now dead.

The warehouse on International Drive where 31 sloths intended for Sloth World Orlando reportedly died was not permitted to have animals or wildlife of any kind, FOX 35 has learned.

The world’s first “slotharium” was slapped with a stop-work order Thursday after a probe alarmingly found 31 sloths had died in the care of the Florida company prior to its grand opening last month. Sloth World Orlando received two shipments of two- and three-toed sloths — one in December 2024 from Guyana and one from Peru in February 2025 — in anticipation of its March 1 opening on the city’s famed International Drive.

The owner of Sloth World Orlando confirmed to FOX 35 on Friday afternoon that he plans to file for bankruptcy protection, and that he will no longer move forward with plans to open his “slotharium.”