Last week, U.S. regulators seized an ailing giraffe from Barn Hill Preserve, citing that the private zoo in Louisiana continuously failed to provide adequate veterinary care.
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service says inspectors documented"continued failure" to provide adequate veterinary care,"resulting in a state of unrelieved suffering for the identified animal."
Barn Hill said it’s being unfairly retaliated against for notifying the USDA that the giraffe was in poor health. The company said in a statement Wednesday that a veterinarian who has cared for Brazos for the past two years committed"committed medical malpractice by not treating the giraffe properly or possessing the necessary skills to treat him in the first place." Barn Hill said the veterinarian has since been fired.
A private Louisiana zoo is criticizing the USDA over its decision to seize an ailing giraffe without authority. Inspectors said Barn Hill Preserve continuously failed to provide adequate care. "If they can take our animals, they can take your cows, your horses, and we believe we have just been completely disrespected and that our civil rights are not being honored," said Gabriel Ligon. CEO of Barn Hills Preserve.
USDA records show problems at the nature preserve since 2018, WBRZ-TV reports, including a 2021 complaint that veterinary staff failed to properly diagnose or address the health concerns of some animals.Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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