Exotic Incident #975
Incident Date:
03/14/2007
Location:
St. Louis, MO - USA
Facility Name:
St. Louis Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal Death by human (DH)
Species:
Elephants
Animal:
Asian Elephant
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
After suffering from arthritis for many years, Clara, a 54-year-old Asian elephant at the St. Louis Zoo, was euthanized. Clara wore sandals on her back feet for several years due to erosion of her foot pads.
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