BREAKING NEWS: Live Video of Giraffe Birth Ends Tragically

By now, you may have heard about the viral live-stream of a baby giraffe’s birth at Animal Adventure Park, a roadside zoo in New York. We’re sad to report that the video ends in tragedy.

That’s because another giraffe will be born into captivity, only to be denied virtually everything that’s natural and important to him or her so that people can gawk at the spectacle of having a giraffe in the U.S.

Confining sensitive giraffes to tiny roadside zoo enclosures that are only a fraction of the size of their massive home range in nature is an abomination that started more than 100 years ago, when the first giraffe was taken from the wild, never to gallop free again. It’s time for zoos to prioritize animal welfare and end all animal-breeding programs immediately.

In the meantime, if you care about baby animals, maybe stop supporting the industries that kill them?