{"id":375,"date":"2005-07-14T22:57:34","date_gmt":"2005-07-15T02:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/dbnews\/2005\/07\/14\/the-big-sleep-for-the-big-kitty\/"},"modified":"2005-07-14T22:57:34","modified_gmt":"2005-07-15T02:57:34","slug":"the-big-sleep-for-the-big-kitty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dowbrigade\/2005\/07\/14\/the-big-sleep-for-the-big-kitty\/","title":{"rendered":"The Big Sleep for the Big Kitty"},"content":{"rendered":"

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BOSTON –A 12-year-old lion at the Franklin
\n Park Zoo whose chronic kidney failure didn’t respond to weeks of treatment
\n was euthanized on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The condition of the African lion, named Cliff, worsened over the last
\n week, leading the zoo’s veterinarians to decide to euthanize the animal,
\n the zoo said in a statement.<\/p>\n

"This is a sad day at Zoo New England. Cliff will be sorely missed," said
\n John Linehan, president and chief executive of Zoo New England, the nonprofit
\n that runs Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo and the Stone Zoo in Stoneham<\/p>\n

We knew that cat, and he was a noble beast.  Regal,
\n deadly, with the hidden threat of predatory violence smoldering in every
\n baleful glance and stalking step, he was neverthelsess just a very big
\n kitty, in need of a good scratch and a nap in the sun.<\/em><\/p>\n

We hope he is happy  chasing gazelles in the
\n big Savana in the sky. He
\n will be missed.<\/em><\/p>\n

from.the
\n Boston Globe<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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