Rachael Borrelli, assistant director at the county Department of Animal Services, sent the voice message in a text exchange late last year. The euthanasia rate has spiked at county-run shelters in recent years.
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San Diego Zoo officials use modern medicine in hopes panda will produce more offspring. -
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The giant pandas at the San Diego Zoo are feeling amorous, but it likely won't be known for awhile if Tuesday's encounter between Bai Yun and Gao Gao will produce offspring.
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The American Civil Liberties Union has started searching for deportees in Mexico who may be eligible to return to the United States as part of a class-action lawsuit against the federal government. -
Animal keepers said both already are running throughout their grassy habitat and staying close to the herd. -
SeaWorld San Diego is suspending the show for at least two weeks to deal with an unprecedented number of sea lion rescues this year. -
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The zoo, which is home to one northern white rhino, was awarded $110,000 by the Seaver Institute to fund whole genome sequencing. -
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