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SF Zoo Response To Tiger Feeding Report

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Jun 26, 2008 12:18 am US/Pacific

SF Zoo Response To Tiger Feeding Report

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The following is a statement from the San Francisco Zoo in response to a CBS report suggesting that Tatiana that tiger may have been underfed at the time of the fatal 2007 attack at the zoo.

The San Francisco Zoological Society wants to acknowledge and confirm, per the necropsy report, that Tatiana was in "good nutritional status at the time of death" on December 25, 2007.

Dr. Jacqueline Jencek, chief veterinarian, states that she was in beautiful shape and her appearance, behavior and energy level were all in line with that of a Siberian tiger of her age. Tatiana was well cared for and had adequate fat stores at necropsy. An animal that is chronically underfed would not have these fat stores as she did. Every animal at the Zoo is assessed daily by keepers and curatorial staff and diets are adjusted accordingly based on each individual animal's needs.

The animal keepers and veterinary caretakers at the San Francisco Zoo pamper and love these animals, as if they were a member of their own family. To hear the KCBS report that Tatiana was underfed and not cared for properly is incredibly disappointing.