Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-07-20 | Page 34 | Thirst Causes Death of Deer at City's Zoo

CAUSES OTH EATH EA TH OF DEERA DEER l A t CITY'S ZOO I i t f tf treats of Drastic faction Action Hurled at f Commission lit Lake City Humane society l incensed at the death in heat and thirst of two deer at atle atle le le Gardens zoo Monday threat threat- atc at- at drastic action against bd d c to take commissioners unless conditions fl th the sun-scorched sun waterless zoo I immediately improved ri John W. W Hyslop society Sent eat nt promised to get vol- vol r workers and do the work jives elves if city commissioners in ini in- in die tortured i on n letting animals uhs th from neglect R. R D. D McCollin 1 zoo dietor di- di tor etor withheld comment on the Cation other than to refer to a atten atten Itten appeal he made to c commis- commis ners wiers last spring predicting such gedy unless proper shelter and ter iter were provided for animals I Tells Death Cause r. r J. J C. C Flint veterinarian who rf an autopsy on the white whitelow whitelow Illow low and spotted fallow deer ich Inch died Sunday said their were due to Inflammation of the stomach and I caused by thirst In my pinion thc they had not had h-ad a drop of ofte iter ter te in three days das hat bat other drastic action Mrs slop lop l p planned she sho did not say he be deer which died had been in a barren h scorched heat losure closure devoid of any vegetation provided with a rusty barrel barrelL L blackened stagnated water ich lich had apparently not been for a long period accord- accord to Mrs Hyslop Unfit to Drink r. r Flint termed the water water unfit anything human or animal to th Fink ink heat and neglect lives of the two fawns ltd 1 two other deer The fawns aday refused to be nursed from ottle ottIe With drooping heads they about another inclosure which they have been moved A Aice ice ce of shade is available where cy y now are I Irs frs rs Hyslop promised to head a of Gf 25 persons persons persons' to make appeal to city commis commis- ners Tuesday f at 10 ain am lf f no is Is' t taken ken sh she s said id 11 l round up volunteers and j the necessary work myself