Private Louisiana zoo claims federal seizure of ailing giraffe wasn’t justified

A private Louisiana zoo says that federal regulators overreached last week when they took away an ailing giraffe. Local news outlets report that Barn Hill Preserve, which markets close-up encounters with exotic animals, is challenging the decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to seize a giraffe named Brazos on Tuesday. Leaders of the zoo, which also operates a location in Frankford, Delaware, told local news outlets that the department had “no warrant, no ruling, no judgment, and no oversight” when inspectors took the giraffe.