Probably not something the zoo wanted to publicise, it may have been the neighbours who leaked it. As the article says, most large zoos have policies like this. For many years Animal Keeper's Forum (the monthly journal of the American Association of Zoo Keepers) had a section on Crisis Management, what to do, tools you need etc. Hix
a bit of a late post but I haven't been around for a while; this article (from the 19 May) was in direct response to the initial article in this thread. Orana Wildlife Park's hit list - news - the-press | Stuff.co.nz
I just revisited the article in the initial post of this thread (due to a post made in another thread), and found that the content was edited quite considerably soon after I had posted it. Full article as it appears now:
Giraffes aren't likely to trample people as they would head away from crowds, but if people got near there would be a greater chance of them kicking you into the afterlife. Hix