Memphis Zoo announced the birth of a new baby giraffe Saturday morning. The Zoo’s 8-year-old giraffe Wendy gave birth at 9:30 a.m. It’s her second birth. The baby was up and on its feet about 25 minutes after.
The North Carolina Zoo welcomed a new baby chimp on Monday, and while it’s not clear yet whether it’s a boy or a girl, the baby and its mother are doing well.
“As long as people continue to buy tickets to zoos, animals will continue to suffer. “ That is what the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, (PETA) belief statement on zoo’s tell us. (Zoos: An Idea Whose Time Has Come and Gone). It would seem that one such zoo professional has elected to stand behind PETA.