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The photo above is Pelusa just before she was buried, in her final resting place.  To explain a bit, the flowers were brought in by the two daughters of one of her caregivers, the key is to her barn- a final gesture of freedom and the broom is broken in…...

The La Plata Zoo, where Pelusa passed away, has announced they will be closing their doors and converting to a BioPark. This should require them to relocate all of their ‘exotic’ species. The article is in Spanish, although it’s still worth a look. Some rough translations of quotes from the…...

From Suz- “When I accepted the call to come to Argentina and be of service to Pelusa, I knew my time here could go either way – I told everyone that I would come back with either my heart exploded or my heart shattered, but either way my heart would…...

Just to very briefly share with everyone, Pelusa has been euthanized. She passed very quickly and quietly. We will write more soon, but it seemed wrong not to let everyone know our beautiful lady has left us. At least in body.  Thank you everyone for helping her to understand just…...

Scott recorded a little update this morning. Two things to know, we are here to be supportive and to make recommendations, but ultimately all final decisions are that of the zoo. Please know all end of life options are being discuss....

Pelusa is still lying down, this photo was taken a few weeks ago. There are no major changes at this point. This is a message that Scott sent to me in the wee hours of the morning. “On my way to Argentina to help Suz and the dedicated team of…...