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Exotic Incident #2317

Incident Date:
01/30/2016
Location:
Oklahoma City, OK - USA
Facility Name:
Oklahoma City Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Elephants
Animal:
Asian elephant
Animal disposition:
Dead

Summary:

Chai, a 37-year-old Asian elephant, died at the Oklahoma City Zoo. She had been transferred from the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle the previous May, despite significant pressure from activists to transfer her to a sanctuary. Zoo officials said there had been no red flags about her health, but medical documents and keeper notes revealed that Chai suffered multiple injuries, weight loss, skin lesions, chewing problems, and other incidents in the months before her death, including two times when she was unable to get up on her own.

Action take by Born Free USA:

Notes:

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/chai-the-elephant-moved-from-seattle-found-dead/ http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/times-watchdog/chai-suffered-injuries-weight-loss-months-before-her-death-in-oklahoma/