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PETA has learned that a 3-year-old giraffe named Benito was recently transported to Parque Central, a city-run park in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, from a zoo in Sinaloa, Mexico, where he was born and lived with his mother and another giraffe. He now exists alone in a half-acre, trash-strewn enclosure lacking grass, shade, and appropriate shelter in a region that experiences extreme weather conditions. According to reports, Benito has been seen crouching under a tiny circular “shade” structure, which does little to protect him from the sun’s scorching rays and the high summer temperatures. Winter months won’t provide him with any reprieve, as temperatures dip well below freezing and ice and snow are common there—conditions that giraffes aren’t equipped for and that pose injury risks to these long-legged animals.
Young male giraffes are very social and, in nature, join other males in bachelor groups when they’re around 1 to 2 years old. They have home ranges of between 8 and 50 miles and spend most of their days roaming, grazing, and socializing. This lone giraffe needs you to speak up now.
Please implore officials to send Benito to a facility where his needs can be better met. And then share this alert with everyone you know!
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I was deeply saddened to learn that Benito lives alone in a trash-strewn enclosure lacking grass, shade, and appropriate shelter. Ciudad Juárez is no place for a giraffe, with its scorching heat and bitter cold from which Benito can’t escape. He has already been seen crouching under a tiny circular “shade” structure, trying to find some protection from the sun. And winters in your area experience snow and freezing temperatures, which pose additional health risks to these long-legged animals.
Please also consider that male giraffes are very social and, in nature, join other males in bachelor groups at around 1 to 2 years old. They have home ranges of between 8 and 50 miles and spend most of their days roaming, grazing, and socializing. Please send Benito to a facility where he’d have the opportunity to live with other giraffes and all his other needs would be met.