Category: Zoos



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Family Of Fatal Zoo Mauling Victim Wants Answers

From thedenverchannel.com:

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DENVER — The family of a woman who was fatally mauled by a jaguar in an unlocked Denver Zoo enclosure said they still haven’t been given answers or information about her death.

Ashlee Pfaff, 27, was attacked by a 140-pound jaguar and died from her injuries on Feb. 24. The jaguar was shot and then had a jugular vein cut in order to euthanize it.

An autopsy determined that Pfaff died of a broken neck and had extensive internal injuries.

The jaguar was able to reach Pfaff though an exhibit door that had been left unlocked and a Denver police investigation was not able to determine why it was left unlocked or who was responsible.

The Pfaff family released a statement to the media Thursday evening, complaining that they still haven’t been told basic facts surrounding the death of Ashlee Pfaff.

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Feed our elephant or the zoo keeper gets it

From metro.co.uk:

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A zoo in Pakistan is appealing for donations to help feed its sole elephant Suzi which gets angry and beats its keeper with a stick when its meals are late.

When Suzi is not fed on time it holds its masters cane in its trunk and starts beating him, an official at the zoo in the city of Lahore, in the Punjab, said.

The zoo is hoping philanthropists and schools will adopt Suzi and pay for its food, the Daily Times said in a report on Monday.

We dont have enough funds to feed Suzi and its expenses are more than our budget, said zoo director Yousuf Pal.

Beating the keeper when they don’t feed her is somehow both sad and oddly seemingly appropriate – Dr. Disney

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