NM Congresswoman Urges Diet Change at the Zoo

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.
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