PESHAWAR: One other three-year-old giraffe was discovered useless on the Peshawar Zoo on Saturday in mysterious circumstances. This was the third demise of the African animal occurred within the zoo over the last one month.
Earlier, a giraffe had died on April 17 whereas a zebra additionally died within the facility. An official of the zoo instructed Daybreak {that a} viral illness apparently triggered demise of the giraffe. He stated the animal seemed lazy when caretakers fed 4 giraffes of their enclosure.
He stated instant remedy was supplied to the animal however she couldn’t survive. He stated postpartum report would decide actual reason behind the demise, including earlier a giraffe had died on account of extreme saliva and diarrhoea.
The official stated that zoo’s caretakers didn’t have the required amenities to deal with such a mammoth animal throughout remedy.
The zoo’s veterinary officer Abdul Qadir stated anti-viral disinfectant was being sprayed within the animals’ enclosures and immunity boosters had been additionally included of their feed. He stated the animal was not responding when it was being fed together with three different giraffes.
Printed in Daybreak, June seventh, 2020
