Beloved Antelope Died After Choking On Trash At Zoo

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Beloved Antelope Died After Choking On Trash At Zoo

Limestone, TN – A beloved antelope died at a Tennessee zoo after choking on a piece of carelessly discarded trash. Brights Zoo explains:

Some ask why we don’t allow squeezable pouches into the zoo. The reason is simple – the packaging is dangerous to our animals. Today we lost a beloved animal due to choking.

Noting that despite the added safety measure of checking bags, “some people find ways to sneak these in.”

Lief, a 7-year-old male sitatunga, likely mistook the squeezable pouch as food.

Staff noted that Lief still “had a lot of life to live.”

Please be mindful of rules and the harm that might happen if you choose to break them. And please ensure trash makes it to a dumpster or trash bin…beautiful creatures like Lief may lose their life for something carelessly tossed aside.

Rest in peace Lief.

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