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New Bedford’s Precious Pacyderm Ruth is Feeling Better
New Bedford’s Precious Pacyderm Ruth is Feeling Better
New Bedford’s Precious Pacyderm Ruth is Feeling Better
Ruth the elephant is doing much better. Buttonwood Park Zoo Director Keith Lovett says it was touch and go for the pacyderm Friday and Saturday as she was suffering from gastrointestinal stasis. Lovett tells WBSM News that changed Sunday morning when Ruth was finally able to pass much of the blockage in her digestive system...
Stable But Guarded: Update on New Bedford’s Ruth the Elephant
Stable But Guarded: Update on New Bedford’s Ruth the Elephant
Stable But Guarded: Update on New Bedford’s Ruth the Elephant
Buttonwood Park Zoo Director Keith Lovett says there's not much change in Ruth the elephant's condition. Ruth is reported as suffering from gastrointestinal complications, and hasn't been able to pass food. Lovett says she is up and about, as zoo staff took her for a walk around the park Thursday morning...
Buttonwood Park Zookeeper Fired After Elephant Exposed To Blizzard
Buttonwood Park Zookeeper Fired After Elephant Exposed To Blizzard
Buttonwood Park Zookeeper Fired After Elephant Exposed To Blizzard
An update on the Buttonwood Park Zoo elephant who escaped during the blizzard earlier this month. According to the Standard Times, two Buttonwood Park zookeepers have been disciplined for forgetting to lock the elephant's barn door. Ruth the elephant managed to escape the barn and was exposed to the extreme cold...
Group Wants Elephants Ruth And Emily Removed From Buttonwood Park Zoo
Group Wants Elephants Ruth And Emily Removed From Buttonwood Park Zoo
Group Wants Elephants Ruth And Emily Removed From Buttonwood Park Zoo
A Facebook page that's been created to Send Ruth & Emily to The Elephant Sanctuary is hoping to gain support from candidates that are running for the open New Bedford Ward 5 City Councilor seat. The site complains about the conditions at the elephant exhibit at the Buttonwood Park Zoo (located in Ward 5 New Bedford)...