Long-time fairgoer Sara Krieger said it’s disturbing what the group has been doing. “They have been going around and cutting halters and cutting the hairs off the tail of cattle as well as letting the animals out,” Krieger said.

Cargill's animal nutrition business is voluntarily recalling select Southern States® feed because it contains levels of aflatoxin in excess of FDA guidelines.

Whether the visitor crossed the barrier or leaned too far over (her latest version) is not the most relevant part of the story. No speculation is necessary to know that zoo animals are wild species and we must be responsible for our own actions.

The Zoo says the camels will return for the spring and summer. The camel rides will be offered near the main entrance, inside the former rhino habitat at the pachyderm building.

A Pittsburgh Zoo keeper got a round of applause Saturday after helping an animal that fell into a pond.

After a jaguar attacked a woman at the Phoenix area's Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium and Safari Park, the director of the park's accrediting organization said the zoo handled the situation deftly.

Such episodes are then immediately used as a fund raising vehicle by many activist organizations, and so-called wild animal sanctuaries to raise a massive amount of money through donations, and at the same time weaponizing the news event to help further attention to any legislation those organizations may be involved with.