Flamingo At Illinois Zoo Euthanized After Child Throws Rock And Injures It
(CBS News) -- A flamingo at an Illinois zoo had to be euthanized after a child threw a rock inside its exhibit and accidentally hurt it. A Miller Park Zoo official said the flamingo's injuries were so severe that it had to be put down.
"A juvenile guest accidentally injured a flamingo on Monday by skipping a rock into the habitat," Jay Tetzloff, director of the zoo and Bloomington parks, recreation and cultural arts, told CBS News in a statement. "Unfortunately, staff determined the best course of action given the animal's injuries was to euthanize the bird."
