CHANGE THEIR DIET. THAT ADVICE IS FROM NEW MEXICO CONGRESSWOMAN MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM TO ALBUQUERQUE BIOPARK OFFICIALS CONCERNING WHAT IT FEEDS SOME OF ITS CARNIVOROUS ANIMALS. NEWS PARTNER KOB-TV REPORTS THE ZOO BUYS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF HORSE MEAT AT A TIME TO FEED THOSE ANIMALS.
LUJAN GRISHAM SAYS SHE’S CONCERNED ABOUT THE MEAT BEING CONTAMINATED WITH CHEMICALS. SHE SAYS SHE’LL WRITE A LETTER TO BIOPARK OFFICIALS URGING THEM TO CHANGE THE PRACTICE OF USING HORSE MEAT IN THOSE DIETS.
BIOPARK DIRECTOR RICK JANSER TELLS KOB-TV THE ANIMALS PREFER HORSE MEAT.