People look at the carcass of the giraffe Marius after it was killed in Copenhagen Zoo February 9, 2014. The Copenhagen Zoo went ahead with a plan to shoot and dismember a healthy giraffe on Sunday ...

Without getting into a debate about the death penalty and focusing entirely on compassion for the victims of cruel deeds, I would like to respond to a letter writer’s bewilderment (Feb. 14) over why ...

The Copenhagen Zoo has faced worldwide criticism over its decision to euthanize a healthy two-year-old giraffe known as Marius. As Scott reported, zoo veterinarians performed a public autopsy on ...

STOCKHOLM (AP) — People around the world were stunned when Copenhagen Zoo killed a healthy 2-year-old giraffe named Marius, butchered its carcass in front of a crowd that included children and then ...

(FILES) - Picture taken on Febuary 7, 2014 shows a perfectly healthy young giraffe named Marius who was shot dead and autopsied in the presence of visitors to the gardens at Copenhagen zoo on Febuary ...

The Danish zoo that earned the ire of the animal-loving world for killing Marius the giraffe (and then feeding him to lions in front of a class of children) is under attack again for euthanizing four ...

This is a response to the Feb. 4 article showing Mr. Yenason and his fiancé with the 6,000-pound giraffe they shot in Africa. I have been to Africa twice and have been very close to giraffes in the ...