Cancer-Stricken Giraffe Is Put to Death, Zoo Says
From Times Wire Reports
The National Zoo’s giraffe Jafari, who was operated on this month because of skin cancer, took a turn for the worse and was put to death, the zoo said.
Veterinarians had not been optimistic after the operation. They were not able to remove the entire tumor. The zoo grounds were closed two hours early so the animal could be given a lethal injection in an outdoor yard where he lived.
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