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MONTH: April 2008

Animal Obituaries

 

Windchill, 9 months, a mix of Appaloosa and Tennessee Walking Horse, died on February 29, 2008, 20 days after he was found suffering from starvation, dehydration, and hypothermia in the barn of Pam Javenkoski, of South Range, Minnesota. He was discovered by Theresa Farmer of South Range, who had boarded him with Javenkoski since September 1997 as part of a deal by which Javenkoski was to acquire another horse from Farmer. Rated only a 1% chance of survival by the first veterinarian who examined him after his rescue, Windchill was taken to Kathi Davis and Jeff Tucker of Raindance Farms. Tucker told Duluth News Tribune reporter Will Ashenmacher that a blog about Windchill's effort to survive had drawn 2.9 million hits in two weeks, plus 40,000 more after his death. Javenkoski, 47, and Shane Edward Javenkoski, 33, identified as her ex-husband, on March 10 pleaded not guilty to failing to feed a confined animal. Equine Allies, a Duluth group that collected donations for Windchill, but split with Davis and Tucker over the treatment protocol, told Aschenmacher that the money would be returned to the donors.

 

Nakal, 16 months, one of three Sumatran tiger cubs born in October 2006 at the Melbourne Zoo, was found drowned in the exhibit moat on March 13, 2008. The cubs were the first offspring of Ramalon, 13, and Binjai, 6, who arrived from the Rotterdam Zoo in 2004.

 

Norman, 40-plus, the African gray parrot mascot of the Gabriel Foundation sanctuary in Denver, a sanctuary resident for 11 years, died on March 19, 2008 due to chronic infections. His death was followed by the March 28 loss of Gypsy, 32, a blue-and-gold macaw who had been sent to Texas A&M University for treatment of aspergillosis.