Exotic Incident #2633
Incident Date:
08/10/2016
Location:
Garden City, KS - USA
Facility Name:
Lee Richardson Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Other
Animal:
Addax
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
Joy, a 16-year-old addax, died from what zoo staff believe were internal abnormalities. She had been sedated Aug. 9 for a veterinary procedure and never fully recovered from the anesthesia.
Action take by Born Free USA:
Notes:
http://www.gctelegram.com/news/local/pair-of-addax-die-at-lee-richardson-zoo/article_2aab865a-4348-52d0-a9b8-8102b0a83601.html