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After a lifespan far exceeding the norm for its species, Calgary Zoo officers say that they had little selection however to euthanize their ailing giraffe Carrie.
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The 29-year-old feminine reticulated giraffe was affected by progressive degenerative arthritis, most noticeably in her proper hip that made it tough for her to sit down or get up, mentioned the zoo on its web site.
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“Even with day by day drugs for her arthritis, she was nonetheless stiff and sore,” they mentioned.
“Based mostly on this progressive decline in her well-being, the Animal Care, Well being and Welfare (ACHW) workforce made the tough however compassionate choice to euthanize her.”
Beneath managed care, the median life expectancy for a feminine giraffe is 20.2 years, mentioned the zoo. “Carrie proved she was something however common.
“For the previous 9 years, the ACHW workforce had supported Carrie’s golden years by way of varied drugs, dietary changes, pores and skin remedies and cautious commentary to make sure she was sustaining a top quality of life.”
She leaves behind a daughter Moshi, mate Nabo, habitat mate Emara and a grieving zoo care employees, they mentioned.
The 14-foot-tall Carrie was born in Could 1993, and got here to the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo in October 1994, and was the fifth-oldest giraffe in human care on the continent and the final of her type in Canada.
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