Campaign to save giraffe wins him a better home

Benito looks out from his enclosure at the city-run Central Park in Ciudad Juarez. Pic/AP

A campaign to save Benito the giraffe from extreme temperatures and a small enclosure at the city-run Central Park in Mexico's arid northern border city of Ciudad Juarez has finally paid off, with officials promising to move him to a more spacious animal park 2,000 km to the south.

Benito arrived in Ciudad Juarez, which is across the border from El Paso, Texas, in May 2023 as a 3-year-old, and since then has had to put up with the scorching desert sun with just a small patch of shade, as well as the winter cold and winds.

"Right now he's suffering from the winter weather," said Ana Felix, an animal rights activist whose group ‘We Are Your Voice' led the fight to find a better home for Benito.

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