A former keeper is suing Edinburgh Zoo bosses over the alleged discrimination and "humiliation" she faced at work due to her ADHD.

Lisa O'Hara appeared at the Edinburgh Employment Tribunal on December 1, claiming she was subjected to "degrading" treatment and "excessive scrutiny" aimed at "constructing a case against" her.

Ms O'Hara resigned from her post in February 2025 after starting in the role less than a year prior in April 2024. The 36-year-old alleged she was "excluded" from the team, denied reasonable adjustments and that superiors made repeated critical comments about her disability.

Ms O'Hara was assigned to care for primates at Edinburgh Zoo and the court heard she had difficulty identifying individual capuchin monkeys due to her ADHD, which her superior took issue wit

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