the seldom seen practice of just how zoos get rid of animals that they don't want or need the copenhagen zoo insisted that it was doing the right thing when it killed the giraffe bisecting him in front of children and then feeding them to lions as for why well they say it's all part of an effort to control inbreeding and to educate visitors according to the european association of zoos and aquaria mario's had genes that were too similar to other giraffes in their breeding programs and breeding in fact is also the reason why the second zoo may euthanize the still alive mario's please do bear with me here part already has to bale giraffes there is a female that may be ready for mating and zookeepers say that basically the two males well they could fight each other to the death over that female and that's why one has to go of course that argument wasn't a good enough explanation for rights groups the animal welfare and conservation organization born free said and i quote slaughtering healthy zoo animals for convenience is irresponsible and in defensible they want european politicians to address

despite several offers to take the animal just to take down the al rather just five days ago copenhagen zoo slaughtered a young giraffe due to a ban on inbreeding our government has a story. well animal lovers around the globe are outraged by a danish zoo's announcement that it may put down another giraffe this comes just days after the copenhagen zoo's decision to euthanize eighteen month old maurice thousands of people had signed a petition to keep him alive although he wasn't sick the copenhagen zoo said that it needed to put mario's down to prevent inbreeding well now another dinner zoo this one in park is tentatively making plans to euthanize a seven year old giraffe which by coincidence is also named now a lot of people quite upset by this news went viral on the internet but the developments do highlight the seldom seen practice of just how zoos get rid of animals that they don't want or need the copenhagen zoo insisted that it was doing the right thing when it killed the giraffe dissecting him of children and then feeding them to lions as for why well they say it's all part of an eff

. >>> spectators at the copenhagen zoo when officials decided to kill a 2-year-old giraffe and then feed him to the lions. other zoos in the area offered to take in the giraffe. copenhagen zoo officials said the giraffe had to be killed because his genes were already well represented and didn't want to encourage inbreeding. >>> u.s. justice department announced it will expand the rights of same-sex married couples. >>> rubber shoes and subway sandwich bread now also known to be found in other fast food bread including mcdonald's. a mcdonald's spokeswoman said the chemical is commonly used in the baked goods industry and is approved by the fda. >>> white house sitting on 300 invitation invitations to the state dinner with the president and his girlfriend. problem is, they're not dating anymore. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. [ m'm... ] great taste. [ tapping ] sounds good. campbel

copenhagen zoo chose to euthanize. healthy male to wrath so what void inbreeding but then the animal was dismembered in front of an audience that included children and fed to the zoo's lions animal activists started an online petition to save mario but the zoo said it had no place for him and its giraffe herd and i thought denmark was supposed to be a more annoyed place that is for you. coming up if you listen to republican talking points you probably think the government programs like on employment insurance and food stamps are very corrupt in america and are costing taxpayers too much money that's just not the case there is something though that's costing taxpayers a lot of money i'll tell you what that is and i still retain. the. we welcome erin eight and abby martin to be terrific hosts on the our team network . it's going to give you a different perspective give me one stock tip i'll never i'll give you the information you make the decision to me about how breaking this is the revolution of the mind it's a revoluti

copenhagen zoo chose to euthanize. healthy male to raft to avoid in-breeding but then the animal was dismembered in front of an audience that included children and fed to the zoo's lions animal activists started an online petition to save mario but the zoo said it had no place for him and its giraffe herd and i thought denmark was supposed to be a more enlightened place that is for you. coming up if you listen to republican talking points you probably think big government programs like on employment insurance and food stamps are very corrupt in america and are costing taxpayers too much money that's just not the case there is something though that's caused in taxpayer there's a lot of money i'll tell you what that is and i still retain. i marinate join me on indefinite impartial and financial reporting commentary interview and much much. only on bombast and only on. i've got a quote for you. that's pretty tough. stay with substory. let's give this guy like you would smear about guns instead of working for the people mos

coming from the columbus zoo or the zoos i know of talked to in the last few days ever go to the copenhagen zoowhatever the european union is called that supports this kind of act will never happen with the zoos in this country, i can tell you that right now. >> okay. i've got to leave the debate there. thank you all very much indeed for joining me. it's a debate i hope we'll continue to raise. an important one to be having. >>> coming up it's every snomobiler's worst nightmare being trapped in an avalanche. i'll talk to a man who survived and caught everything on his helmet cam. new fast acting advil.ing with an ultra-thin coating and fast absorbing advil ion core™ technology, it stops pain before it gets worse. nothing works faster. new fast acting advil. look for it in the white box. of fast is good and faster is better. good thing walgreens gets you in and out in no time. so you get the relief you need with new fast acting advil. at the corner of happy and healthy. anybody have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend a

coming from the columbus zoo or the zoos i know of talked to in the last few days ever go to the copenhagen zoo the european union is called that supports this kind of act will never happen with the zoos in this country, i can tell you that right now. >> okay. i've got to leave the debate there. thank you all very much indeed for joining me. it's a debate i hope we'll continue to raise. an important one to be having. >>> coming up it's every snomobiler's worst nightmare being trapped in an avalanche. i'll talk to a man who survived and caught everything on his helmet cam. the day we rescued riley was a truly amazing day. he was a matted mess in a small cage. so that was our first task, was getting him to wellness. without angie's list, i don't know if we could have found all the services we needed for our riley. from contractors and doctors to dog sitters and landscapers, you can find it all on angie's list. we found riley at the shelter, and found everything he needed at angie's list. join today at angieslist.com i have a cold with this annoying runny nose. [ sniffles ] i better take something

the copenhagen zoo shot a giraffe and fed it to lions as spectators watched. ven streamed on-line. now they may do the same. the zoo says the practice is necessary to maintain a healthy population and follows rules imposed by a european zoo association. >>> men in texas are standing up to bullies by getting my little pony tattoo. they are supporting an 11-year-old north carolina boy bullied for saying he likes my little pony, a pop loor -- popular toy and cartoon. that boy was so upset he tried to commit suicide and may have suffered brain damage. they wanted to do something to help the family. >> i read the story and i am a soon to be father. i couldn't help but help the cause. >> the tattoo cost $20 and the money is being donated to the boy's family. >>> san francisco tonight is marking a historic anniversary. tonight city hall and lit up in rainbow colors in honor of the same-sex marriage movement that started right here 10 years ago today. the celebration was held to remember the winter of love when more than 4,000 same sex couples flocked to san francisco

the copenhagen zoo shot a giraffe and fed it to lions as spectators watched. n streamed on-line. now they may do the same. the zoo says the practice is necessary to maintain a healthy population and follows rules imposed by a european zoo association. >>> men in texas are standing up to bullies by getting my little pony tattoo. they are supporting an 11-year-old north carolina boy bullied for saying he likes my little pony, a pop loor -- popular toy and cartoon. that boy was so upset he tried to commit suicide and may have suffered brain damage. they wanted to do something to help the family. >> i read the story and i am a soon to be father. i couldn't help but help the cause. >> the tattoo cost $20 and the money is being donated to the boy's family. >>> san francisco tonight is marking a historic anniversary. tonight city hall and lit up in rainbow colors in honor of the same-sex marriage movement that started right here 10 years ago today. the celebration was held to remember the winter of love when more than 4,000 same sex couples flocked to san francisco to

. >> this is the specific director at the copenhagen zoo. he joins me now. he zoo killed this giraffe. shot it instead of lethal injection. me why. >> if we shoot it we can feed it to them. if it's an injection, we cannot feed it to kidnap. we have to dispose of the meat or throw it away. that would be crazy. >> but the choice to then pull out this massive knife and cut it up piece by piece and feed it to the lions in front of children. why do that? >> because i think it's important that we educate our kids and the adults also. we have to do this anyway. we can't keep it in the closed zoo. that's to invite people to see this autopsy and to explain what they see. all we know it's the water inside. the heart is huge. the blood up to the head two meters up. you can educate and tell this to the people and it's fascinating. it's not by accident the people came by. they were invited to go behind the scenes. they wanted to see this carried out. >> i know this was voluntary and there was interest and the parents wanted them to be there. i understand you say education

that's just days after the copenhagen zoo sparked outrage around the world by killing this giraffe.eding. i'll ask jack hannah what he this. 100 million people at undersiege of a massive winter

the copenhagen zoo shot a giraffe and fed it to lions as spectators watched. it was even streamed on-line. now they may do the same. the zoo says the practice is necessary to maintain a healthy population and follows rules imposed by a european zoo association. >>> men in texas are standing up to bullies by getting my little pony tattoo. they are supporting an 11-year-old north carolina boy bullied for saying he likes my little pony, a pop loor -- popular toy and cartoon. that boy was so upset he tried to commit suicide and may have suffered brain damage. they wanted to do something to help the family. >> i read the story and i am a soon to be father. i couldn't help but help the cause. >> the tattoo cost $20 and the money is being donated to the boy's family. >>> san francisco tonight is marking a historic anniversary. tonight city hall and lit up in rainbow colors in honor of the same-sex marriage movement that started right here 10 years ago today. the celebration was held to remember the winter of love when more than 4,000 same sex couples flocked to san fr

hannah, are they going to take our giraffe from our america. >> talk about credited zoos, the copenhagen zoos is part of the zoos and aquarium and have rules to protect the species, ipp chewing the forbid -- including the forbidding of transfer. my question is - well, how do you protect an animal by killing him? >> exactly. the animal had a gene pool with too many of them. that's fine, they can only go to credited institutions. something like that was going on in our country. there are private breeders that spend a lot of money on keeping the gene pool clean. there are some that don't do that, they are not good breeders. i realise that, we know that. accredited. they are great people in the animal world. we know who they are. there's people like that in europe. don't set a standard that onward us can save the world. it ain't going to work that way. the good lord didn't put youing here saying only the credited zoos can gave the world. we don't hand someone is a giraffe that doesn't know how to care for one, we make sure it goes to someone that has the money and a reputable person. >> tas hor t

the copenhagen zoo outraged animal rights activists official said the male is not suitable for breedingnow a park in denmark says if they can acquire a female that might kill the older of the two males. russia signals out cake couples of gay adoption rules >> these new rules went into effect yesterday. back in june russian lawmakers passed a bill making it illegal to tell children about the quality. same-sex marriages are against the law and russia. here in the united states more legal battles on dame terraforming enoughdame there is performing. >> if the house approves voters will see another ballot in november. in texas a judge did not give a ruling after he heard a case that challenged the state's ban on same-sex marriage. he did not say when the ruling would come. eight same-sex couples are challenging the game marriage ban in missouri. an amendment to define marriage between a man in a woman was put into the constitution in 2004. coming up next this is a hot topic using medical marijuana to treat children with epilepsy. we're talking to the father of a boy who suffers 1000 seizure'

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the copenhagen zoo shot and killed the animals in front of spectators. it was then squaered and cut up. thisger raf walked out here at quarter past 9:00 and then there was a zoo keeper with bread. he said here you go. i stood behind with a rifle and then he put his head forward and ate. it. he got his bread and then he died. it is about how this has taken place. >> the decision infuriated thousands of people and sparked an online petition. he defended his action. this is how they decided to handle it. why not euthanize as opposed to a shotgun to the head? >> they said if a lethal injection was used it would have ruined the taste of the meat for the lions. >> we have a couple of other stories. the popularity of flappy birds too much to handle. the developer released the game but it was popular among people in the u.s. and beyond. it was removed from app stores by the cray tore. the game was pulled at noon on sunday. it is currently the number one free app and from one faux paux to another. the company said that it didn't realize the photos of adams were sn

was killed skinned and dismembered in front of children the gruesome story went viral forcing copenhagen zoo is authorities to defending their highly controversial anatomy lesson and to discuss this further when i joined live by the spokesperson for animal defenders international and of course you may find some of the footage you were about to show you during the interview quite disturbing and when i joined live by a flurry. fleurs i get very much for being with us this hour at our c international so carrying scanning of the like here of that poor animal took place in front of a crowd of children. so does that mean that the authorities of that zoo thing that there is nothing there's no difference to. science glance or what you think. well animals for instance national would argue that it's wrong to cut up an animal in front of any child or an animal. we should be to teaching children respects fundamentals and fostering in the nature of compassion in the. meanwhile zoo officials say the animal was killed to prevent inbreeding do you believe that's a valid reason. copenhagen knew that it was b

. >> now, a second zoo is considering killing a giraffe, you'll recall copenhagen zoo killed a live giraffe and fed to it lions in front of a crowd that included kids. the zoo says they did it to avoid inbreeding. another zoo says they may have also euthanize one of the giraffes so the females do not inbreed >> cameras captured the moment when a sink hole opened up national corvette museum swallowing up eight vehicles chevolet says it will restore as many of those classic cars as it can. >> a texas teenager is recalling a frightening fall last month. the 16-year-old survived after plummeting 3,000 feet to the ground when her parachute failed to open. i remember looking up and seeing a complication with the parachute. i started kicking my feet and looked up. it wasn't fix soing i tried to pull it apart. i just was not strong enough to fight the wind i just remember screaming and blacked out. and i don't remember anything else after. that >> she suffered major internal injuries and can now walk and doctors say she is doing mazingly well. mckenzie says she'd like to sky dive again but her pare

. >> reporter:the copenhagen zoo decided to kill a 2- year-old giraffe with a bolt gun saying it neededent in-breeding. >> reporter:what happened next - shocked a lot of people. >> reporter:the giraffe was fed to lions in front of a crowd of visitors this weekend - including children. >> reporter:zoo workers didn't think it was a big deal -- defending it as a display of scientific knowledge about animals. >> reporter:but now zoo officials say they've received death threats. there have also been public protests. other zoos had offered to take the giraffe - named "marius" - >> reporter:and a private individual had offered to buy him for more than half a million dollars. >> reporter:the zoo also ignored a petition to spare him - with more than 20- thousand signatures. pam? for over 60,000 california foster children, nights can feel long and lonely. i miss my sister. i miss my old school. i miss my room. i don't want special treatment. i just wanna feel normal. to help, sleep train is collecting pajamas for foster children, big and small. bring your gift to any sleep train, and help make a

. >> officials at copenhagen zoo say they're receiving death threats after the zoo killed a 2-year-oldiraffe and fed the remains to lions. the zoo says to prevent inbreeding the animal killed and skinned and fed to lions in front of visitors including children. the killing triggered a wave of protests and debate about zoo conditions the zoo defending the feeding as a display of scientific knowledge about animals >> new opportunities are opening up in the construction industry for veterans looking for work. first lady announced this morning 100 construction companies throughout country committed to hiring more than 100,000 veterans over five years the move part of the joining forces campaign. an initiative started by michelle obama to get more veterans employed the president playing host to french president making it an official state visit to the us thus week. he joined the president on a tour of thomas jefferson's monticello estate in virginia this afternoon. and he met with representatives from twitter and mozilla as well. he's expected to bring up unpaid french taxes >> niner ask se

the 18-month-old was killed with a shotgun in front of visitors, including children at the copenhagen zoohe lions. the zoo said that the giraffe was part of an international breeding program and genes were overrepresented and was killed to prevent in breeding. >> >> our storm watch coverage continues, next. >> >> we are live along the rug river where water levels are drastically different compared to a few days ago. i'll tell what you it means for bay area reservoirs and the ongoing drought. >> >> gay couples celebrating a major league victory. why everyone is not happy about it. why some say an announcement expected tomorrow is a big mistake. >> >> new ktv overages i pad app, ready to download. -- . good is in every blue diamond a good that comes in 25 flavors. from whole natural to wasabi and soy sauce. and once good gets going, there's no stopping it. get your good going. blue diamond. snack nut of the u.s. ski team. one of the best things about is that millions of people will qualify for financial assistance. for example, if you're a single person making less than $46,000 a year, or a

. >> visitors at the copenhagen zoo got a surprise on sunday after officials killed the giraffe and fed remains to other animals. parents decided whether children should work a display of scientific knowledge. >> many think it's terrible to take the life of an animal. where they are born, they are die too. >> the healthy giraffe was put down using a pistal. they skipped it and fed it o lions, polar bears and others. it prompted online petitions to save the giraffe, with 30,000 signatures. the zoo explained it couldn't keep it because of rules on animal gen ittics. they claim they needed to kill the giraffe before it became an adult capable of mating. >> we have to manage our animal population in a positive way. when we allow them to breed, we must be aware that there may be a surplus. this is the case. emotions way come into play. >> the zoo turned down offers from other goes. including from a woman willing to pay for the giraffe of there are protests and the zoo received threats. >> translation: they talked about burning the zoo, and threats to me and my family. >> after he was killed

the copenhagen zoo killed the 2-year-old giraffe, feeding the remains to the lions. the zoo went ahead with a decision, ignoring a petition signed by thousands, and offers by zoo, including a private individual to save the animal. >> translation: we, of course, have to manage our animal population, it means when we allow them to breed we must be aware that there may be a surplus. this is the case. the emotions come into play. >> man, after an autopsy the giraffe was dismembered in front of an audience including children. that's why we have the pictures of it. bad weather is threatening homes in the u.k. residents banded together to build sand bag defenses. one road is open in one village. other roads are cut off. it's the highest risk of flooding. >> from flooding in the u.k. to snow. the country is flooding. tokyo saw more than 10 inches. 11 died in snow-related accidents. and more than 1,000 have been hurt, many slipping on the ground or fell while shovelling. more snow is on the way. >> the flu continues its deadly toll. two more children died. that brings the tota

. >> a stubbing -- disturbing story after a decision by the copenhagen zoo to kill a two-year old giraffes to lions. it was done as zoo visitors watched, the healthy male was put down by the officials using a bolt pistol. officials fed the remains to the lion residents. the zoo says it was done to prevent inbreeding and turned down offers in a private individual to save the animal. more than 20,000 people signed an on-line petition urging the zoo to not kill the giraffe but they said it had to be done. >> an actor is getting buzz for the red carpet accessory. he wore the bag last night with the words i am not famous anymore at the berlin premiere of a new film and that is a statement he has been tweeting for weeks following other bizarre incidents. yesterday, he stormed out of a press conference after answering one question. on saturday, he lunged at three men who tried to take his picture the >> he is will real transformer. >> new york fashion week is celebrating the wrap dress getting all kinds of attention in all kinds of colors on sunday. the theme is bohemio 70's. >> it is the annive

the copenhagen zoo outraged animal rights activists by killing the male, and feeding its carcass to the zoo's lions. zoo officials said the male wasn't suitable for breeding. now, denmark's jyllands park zoo says, if it can acquire a female for *its breeding program, it might kill the older of its two males, to avoid *fights over the female. investigators in virginia are looking for a suspect in an unusual fact. the person who stole to under $50 of bull semen. it was going to be used for breeding purposes. high quality bull semen can get 4- $500 on the market. >> don't go to the weather now! please don't. i need 30 seconds to get off camera. >> and now weather. >> 4-$500. high-quality. the go- ahead. >> delivered the forecast. >> put something on the screen please ... here are the current temperatures. satellite radar composite, we are dry. snow coming today. areas which are not seeing any cloud cover like cook county have cool temperatures this morning. it's 32 degrees by 5:00 p.m.. today's high temperature is 33. we're back down to 12 tonight. fred will be 22. forget about the weekend

. >>> death threats in denmark after a copenhagen zoo shot and killed a healthy giraffe.s were invited to watch the giraffe being skinned and then fed to the lions. >>> everyone smiles in the same language is a message that russia is taking to heart. hotel workers in sochi are learning all about hospitality. rory challenges has the story. >> reporter: soef feeia is doing something that supposedly doesn't come naturally to russians, she is smiling and being helpful, again, something that many don't think happens often around here. >> the best of the best. >> reporter: the student is one of hundreds of russian volunteers helping olympic visitors arriving at the airport. it makes her proud to show foreigners that russians aren't the grim-faced grouches they might be expecting. >> now we can help people see how people in russia kind of are very friendly, and it's very good chance for us. >> reporter: stories of generous russian hospitality can be heard from anyone who spent any time here. but russians themselves admit that this only comes with familiarity. and smiling too muc

. >>> there is interest mall shock and outrage following a decision made by the copenhagen zoo to kill of it was done as zoo visitors watched. a healthy male giraffe was put down by zoo officials earlier using a bolt pistol. that's him on the left. officials skinned his remains and fed them to the lion residents. the zoo says it was done to prevent inbreeding and turned down offers from other zoos and private individuals to save the animal. more than 20,000 people signed an on-line petition urging the zoo not to kill the giraffe, but the zoo said it had to be done. complaints have caused aol to flip-flop the contributions. they said they would match them annually, but not every pay period. a decision was made because obamacare increased insurance. aol will match each pay period. it will cause anybody who left the company to forfeit any match. still ahead, a bay area hospital that may have to close its doors. could it be a casualty of obamacare? the abc7 news i team reveals iml. reveals why. >> and we have mist and drizzle around the bay area this evening. what will it mean for the 5:00

. >>> outrage as escalated to death threats against some of the staff at the copenhagen zoo. rd about marius the giraffe. he was shot dead by a veterinarian. he was not sick or old. he was part of a surplus problem. the zoo had too many giraffes with the same geneses. he was avoid inbreeding. but it's what happened next that stoked outrage. an autopsy was done in front of an audience that included children. and the body was cut up into pieces. marius was fed to the zoo's lions and the other big cats there. again, all this, in front of children. the zoo called it a learning opportunity. jack hanna is the director at the columbus zoo and joins me tonight. most of the times we speak to you and it's a feel-good story. i have never heard you so upset about anything. you say this is one of the most horrifying things you have heard about in your entire life. >> it is. and the words -- if you don't mind, grotesque, insensitive. i can go on with the words but let's let that alone right now. i heard an interview where the person said this is a cultural difference. yes, when i go to afri

. >>> the outrage that escalated to death threats against the staff at the copenhagen zoo. probably heard about the giraffe shot dead by the veterinarian. he wasn't sick or old. he was part of a surplus of giraffes at the zoo. he had the same genes as many others so they killed him to prevent inbreeding. after he was killed he was cut up and fed to the zoos lions all in front of children. the zoo called it a learning opportunity. jack hanna is the director amayor tuesday at the columbus zoo, he joins me tonight. most of the time we speak with you it's a feel good animal story, i spoke to you earlier today and i never heard you so upset about anything. this is one of the most horrifying things you've ever heard in your entire life. >> it is. it is grotesque, abombenable. i could go on with the words, but let's let that go right now. it's unbelievable. why is that? i just heard an interview where the person said this is maybe a cultural difference. no, this isn't a cultural difference. in other countries they do have giraffes as a consumption food. but that's people who live w

. >>> there is interest mall shock and outrage following a decision made by the copenhagen zoo to kill to lions. all of it was done as zoo visitors watched. a healthy male giraffe was put down by zoo officials earlier using a bolt pistol. that's him on the left. officials skinned his remains and fed them to the lion residents. the zoo says it was done to prevent inbreeding and turned down offers from other zoos and private individuals to save the animal. more than 20,000 people signed an on-line petition urging the zoo not to kill the giraffe, but the zoo said it had to be done. complaints have caused aol to flip-flop the contributions. they said they would match them annually, but not every pay period. a decision was made because obamacare increased insurance. aol will match each pay period. it will cause anybody who left the company to forfeit any match. still ahead, a bay area hospital that may have to close its doors. could it be a casualty of obamacare? the abc7 news i team reveals iml. reveals why. >> and we have mist and drizzle around the bay area this evening. what will it mea

the copenhagen zoo killed a healthy giraffe today and fed it to their lions.ne petition begged the zoo to save the little animal. you can see the 2-year-old giraffe being fed to the lions. this happened in front of an audience including children. the directors said the animal had to be killed to avoid inbreeding. >>> we have a confrontation that got a player suspended. >> with all the data breaches we've been through lately, financial institutions and retail chains are finally getting on board with the smart credit card. that's credit cards and debit cards with a computer chip built inside them for extra protection. this is a great thing for america. there's like 80 countries and most of europe already using these with great success. stay tuned to kron4 coming up. i'll tell you how these smart cards work and when you can expect them to be hitting your wallet. >> live storm tracker 4 showing some raindrops hitting the pavement here in mill valley. i'll show you where else it's raining coming up. welcome to the farm of jack. there's a curly fry tree. and a chopp

let's hope the kids who witnessed the killing of an innocent giraffe in that copenhagen zoo stay in denmarkld all be ashamed of yourselves. and on the phone, jack hanna. all right, jack, talk to me about this giraffe. >> well, i know one thing, i've never said this before in my 30 years in tv, i want to have a copy of what you just said and show it to the international zoo association for 3,000 people come september. you're right on every single statement. i've done this for 40 years professionally. i spent maybe 12 hours in the last four days, i cannot get over what happened. it's beyond abominable. a perfectly healthy animal, our duty is to take an animal from birth to death and show that animal the best we can as far as where he lives in our park, educate people about what they will never see. you have to remember something, a lot of people, maybe 1/10 of 1% will see these. i want people to see what giraffes are like. we work very hard at educating folks about animals in the wild. if you tell me what anybody, anybody in the world could love something like this, this is terrible. is this

. >>> days after the copenhagen zoo killed a healthy giraffe sparking worldwide outrage there is wordin denmark may do the same. an official says a male giraffe may have to be euthanized if he is not needed for breeding and a suitable new home cannot be found. and you got to see this. it's incredible. check this out from high up in the sky in a skydiving plane. according to a posting on youtube, a go-pro camera falls out of the plane. you're watching it fall here. it will make you dizzy. it lands in a pig pen of all places, john, and a resident as you see of the pen wanders over to check it out. >> i'm going with not real on this one. >> i'm going with real. >> i think it's awesome, anything involving a hog and a skydiving go pro. >> you have to think it out. >> appreciate it. >>> up next, part two of our series on the incredible power of baby's brains. anderson takes us back to yale university's baby lab. the question are babies born knowing the difference between right and wrong. see what happens an experiment that's nicknamed deal with the devil. remember we're talking about babies

that's just days after the copenhagen zoo sparked outrage around the world by killing this giraffe.void inbreeding. i'll ask jack hannah what he this. 100 million people at undersiege of a massive winter storm. an avalanche strands a colorado snomobiler. his incredible survival story.

. >> the copenhagen zoo is facing a backlash after killing a healthy giraffe and feeding it to their lions over the weekend. an online petition begged for the zoo to save the animal. you can see here the 2- year-old giraffe being fed to the lions the display happened in front of an audience. including children. the director says the animal had to be killed to avoid inbreeding. >> be careful how you play with cats. one bite from your feline friend could put you in the hospital. a mayo clinic study shows 1 in 3 people with a cat bite are hospitalized. the most common cat bite victims are middle-age women. two-thirds of the people who end up in the hospital with cat bite wounds require surgery to treat the infection caused by the cat bite. the study says cat bites are most dangerous on the wrist or hand. >> it's almost time to go to the dogs. the next kron 4 local special. airs on friday night , february 28th at nine p.m.. it takes you behind the scenes of the golden gate kennel club - 2014 dog show. hosted by our justine waldman and grant lodes who will have all the highlights. that's

the giraffe was healthy-- but the copenhagen zoo said it needed to euthanize the animal to prevent inbreedingtly to feed lions, tigers and leopards at the zoo. >> coming up. we are getting a reaction on of the all american football player who just came out. >> sandbags are still in the bay and we will have a live report coming up. line >> welcome back. we are still looking at misty conditions and we will talk more about the weather. >> i'm we have a hot spot. george is in the traffic center. >> there is an accident at the golden gate bridge that is still time of traffic. this is both northbound and southbound. the accident cleared but the south bond ride is still backed over the walnut creek. the north bond ride is backed up along the presidio parkway. no indication that things will clear very shortly. we are still monitoring delays or around the rest of the bake for the east shore, highway 24 in the nimitz freeway. the 580 right heading to dublin, eastbound or westbound, both directions are still backed up. the ride on 880 southbound into milpitas and 101 through the south bay is still heavy

zoo. the copenhagen zooslide slaughtered a young giraffe. cials say it was to treat an inbreeding problem. >>> continuing original of "snowpocalypse" times 34. families stuck in airports and now we're hearing it could be a long time before the airports are open again. hash tag fox fox news pics. what would you send? >> a picture of a snow plow blocking my house, and a puppy. >> a lot of puppies. we'll not skinny of them and feed them to the lions because they north giraffes. >> a second person has died from an explosion at a home east of nashville. they say a passage blew up inside the house on marx killed a 74-year-old man and now his wife has died. the feds say they're still investigating the source of the package. >> tech researchers say americans are holding on to more than $13 billion worth of old iphones. $4 billion jump from this time last year. $13 billion. also happens to be the size of apple's profits between october and december of last year. and detectives in southern california had a pretty easy case after burglars grabbed $10,00

a zoo in copenhagen, denmark was put to death, and fed to the zoo's lions. the giraffe, nicknamed marius, was considered unfit for a breeding program, and euthanized yesterday despite an online campaign to save him. critics say, the zoo should have simply *sterilized him. but zoo officials say, he would have taken up space for more genetically valuable males. the developer of the popular to not visit that zoo if you're not perfect. >> the developer of the popular 'flappy bird' app took the game down at midnight on sunday, saying in a twet "i cannot take this anymore." some speculate he took the game down to avoid legal risk -- although he denies that rumor. 'flappy bird' became one of the most downloaded mobile games for apple and android -- averaging fifty-thousand dollars a day from advertising. people who already had the game on their devices can continue to enjoy it. a music history milestone is celebrated by the grammys. 50 years ago last night 73 million americans--about a third of the country--tuned into the "ed sullivan show" to see the beatles make

scientists say 20 to 30 animals are put down at the copenhagen zoo every year.te about him. >> i love spice. >> he's all over the place. >> there's an opening in copenhagen. >> yeah, hey, spice, exactly. >> you need to work with him. he's a rescue. he had a kidney stone. >> you get these rescues, like this rescue cat you got. >> i know. >> they end up costing, like, $3,000 -- >> four. >> $4,000. so jim is, like, you know what, let's not get the rescues anymore. let's just get a pure bred. it will be cheaper. >> they need to be rescued. >> who gets a rescue with a kidney stone? >> well, it was a big kidney stone, too. he was very uncomfortable. so he's going to be okay, right, steve? >> right. >> yeah. >> all right. what's "l.a. times" -- >> i always agree with mika. >> you agree with mika? ride it out. >> i don't know anything about it, i just agree with mika. >> what a shock. >> "the los angeles times," coffee lovers in los angeles waited for hours just to get their hands on a dumb starbucks. the mock store opened this weekend, and it's a similar logo to tradit

. >>> copenhagen zoo facing a backlash after killing a healthy giraffe to deter inbreeding.nded the giraffe be put down because too many giraffes with the similar gene. a petition to save the giraffe got 20,000 signatures online. >>> also officials are saying you should be careful how you play with cats. one bite could put you in the hospital. a mayo clinic study shows one in three people with cat bites are hospitalized, the most common cat fight victims are middle aged women. 2/3 of the people who end up in the hospital with cat bite wounds require surgery to treat the infection caused by the bite. study says that catfight are the most dangerous on the wrist on hand. >>> and it's almost time to go to the dogs. the next kron4 local special will air on friday night, february 28th at 9:00 p.m. it takes you behind the scenes of the golden gate kennel club 2014 dog show, it's hosted by justine waldman and grant lodes who will have all of the highlights. that's taking place friday february 28th at 9:00 p.m. here on kron4. >>> and take a live look outside. this is the kirkwood ski