Monday, 2 July 2007

Europe's oldest elephant killed by police dogs at Romanian zoo

Europe's oldest elephant died after Romanian police set their dogs on it when it refused to enter its winter quarters, a new report has revealed. Bucharest zoo staff originally claimed that Gaya, 48, had died of old age. But a report commissioned by the city council found that keepers had asked local police to set their dogs on it.

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