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MONTH: June 2007

Animal Obituaries

Fat Paws, dachshund companion of Blue Cross of India chair Chinny Krishna and C.P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation director Nanditha Krishna, died on May 1, 2007 in Chennai. Known for sitting upright on his hind legs and flapping his forepaws like a penguin's wings, Fat Paws was among the first participants in the Blue Cross of India's "Dr. Dog" program.

Rose Tombe, goat "wife" of Charles Tombe, of Juba, Sudan, died in early May 2007 after ingesting a plastic bag. Rose originally belonged to a man named Alifi, who in February 2006 caught Charles Tombe having sex with her. A council of elders ruled that Tombe had "married" Rose, and ordered him to pay Alifi a bride price of about £25, reported the BBC and the Daily Mail.

Wee Wee, 1, an orphaned goose rescued by Todd and Sherri Hulse of Marysville, California, frequent companion of neighbor Amanda Thomas, 8, was shot by another neighbor on April 21, 2007 after landing in a freshly planted rice field--but the field did not belong to the shooter, reported Rob Young of the Marysville Appeal-Democrat, and the farmer did not authorize the shooting. The Hulses had posted signs saying "Please do not shoot the pet goose."

Anastasia, an 18-month-old white Bengal tiger, was killed on May 6, 2007 at the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo in Mobile, Alabama, by cagemate Rajah, 3, who was more than twice her size. Anastasia had only been introduced to Rajah and Rani, a sibling pair, six days before the attack. She arrived at the zoo as a former pet whose keeper died.

Whooping Crane #615, the sole survivor among 18 cranes who flew from Wisconsin to the Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge in Florida behind an ultralight aircraft in fall 2006, was on April 30, 2007 found dead in the Halpata Tastanaki Preserve, where he had spent the spring. In February 2007 the ultralight-led flock were penned to protect them from a storm, but a lightning bolt killed 17 of the 18, leaving only #615.

Daphne and Buster, a female pan-tropical spotted dolphin and a male Atlantic spotted dolphin, died suddenly at the Florida Gulfarium on April 22 and April 24, 2007, respectively. Both arrived as stranding cases--Daphne after a Girl Scout troop found her near Port St. Joe in 1999, Buster after washing up near Clearwater Beach in late 2005. Daphne worked in a swim-with-dolphins program; Buster performed in shows.