Exotic Incident #2886
Incident Date:
02/09/2017
Location:
Portland, OR - USA
Facility Name:
Oregon Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Elephants
Animal:
Asian elephant
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
Packy, a 54-year-old Asian elephant, was euthanized. Packy had been diagnosed with tuberculosis in 2013, and although it was treated, it came back in 2016. Although antibiotics were not effective the second time around, Packy did not seem to be suffering.
Action take by Born Free USA:
Notes:
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2017/02/packy_the_much-loved_oregon_zo.html