Mayor: Zoo workers shot animals for meat
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Officials in the central German city of Erfurt called for stronger laws Monday to protect the rights of animals amid allegations that workers at the city's zoo killed some goats, sheep, pigs and other beasts to sell them for their meat.
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The death has prompted officials to change the habitats of some zoo animals.
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By Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 5--RALEIGH -- An owl hooted. A goldfinch warbled. And a gaggle of City Council members, city officials and environmentalists wandered across the pasture at Horseshoe Farm Park in northeast Raleigh last week.
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MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa - Backyard butchers and some noisy chickens have led officials in this central Iowa town to ban live poultry in residential areas. "Some people were raising the chickens, then butchering them for dinner," Police Chief Lon Walker said. "The other thing was noise.
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HAYWARD, Wis. - A man suspected of killing six hunters told investigators that he began firing after a shot was fired at him and some of the victims called him racially derogatory names, according to documents filed yesterday.
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By Terry Ganey, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.  Sep. 18--A fish that's becoming a growing problem in Midwest rivers might end up being fed to sea lions and penguins in zoos if a pilot project successfully develops.
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About one year after New York City announced an ambitious plan to take the fight to the long-tailed rodents and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg sounded the battle cry &quot;City to rats: Drop dead,&quot; 1,200
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Police declare the San Francisco zoo where a tiger killed a teenager a crime scene.
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The animals died at Sriracha Tiger Zoo after being fed the carcasses of chickens infected with the disease. The zoo has been forced to close its doors to the public while authorities investigate.
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NEW YORK  - Zoo workers who come in close  contact with nonhuman primates, such as apes and monkeys, are  at increased risk for exposure to simian virus 40 (SV40),  suggest the results of a study of North American zoo workers.
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South West farmers say a poacher is responsible for the "disgusting" shooting of a rare white stag.
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KIRKWOOD, Mo., Feb. 7 -- A gunman with a history of acrimony against civic leaders stormed City Hall during a council meeting Thursday night, killing two police officers and three city officials before law enforcers fatally shot him, authorities said. The mayor was critically injured in the rampage,...
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The former and current mayors of New York are engaged in a political shootout over gun laws, firing lots of shots without hitting each other
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GREENBURGH, N.Y. - Police sent to investigate a traffic accident found more than they expected - a small zoo.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5 -- Attendance was up at the San Francisco Zoo following a tiger attack that killed a young man on Christmas Day, a zoo spokesman said Saturday.
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Take a trip to the butcher's with a local party host and witness her guests' reactions to kutti pi&#8212;a dish made from unborn animals.
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The city, with a dog-loving mayor, hopes to become a leader in pet adoptions with aid of a $15 million grant.