{"id":15659,"date":"2014-08-01T02:27:59","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T02:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/sa-giraffe-hits-head-on-highway-bridge-dies\/"},"modified":"2014-08-01T02:28:53","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T02:28:53","slug":"sa-giraffe-hits-head-on-highway-bridge-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/sa-giraffe-hits-head-on-highway-bridge-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"SA: Giraffe Hits Head on Highway Bridge, Dies"},"content":{"rendered":"

{{In south Africa, one of the giraffes being transported in a truck on the highway in Centurion has died, according to reports.}}<\/p>\n

Eyewitness News reported on Thursday that a truck was spotted on the N1 transporting two giraffes.<\/p>\n

According to witnesses one of the giraffes had knocked its head when the truck drove under a bridge.<\/p>\n

Rick Allen MD of Tshwana SPCA told local media that the SPCA was investigating the incident, with the intention of laying charges against those responsible.<\/p>\n

Allen said: “The SABS has published a code for wildlife transport, and it would appear that the open transport with the giraffes’ head sticking out is not acceptable.”<\/p>\n

The SPCA has ascertained that Nature Conservation has issued permits for the transport of the animals.<\/p>\n

Sapa reported that the other giraffe was taken to a wildlife veterinary clinic. <\/p>\n

Dion Abrahamson, News24 user, who saw the truck wrote: \u201cI saw the truck transporting the two giraffes at 11:45 this morning. <\/p>\n

The truck was just before the Van Buuren off ramp on the N1 to Pretoria. The giraffes were blindfolded so they couldn’t even see any bridges. Disgraceful.\u201d<\/p>\n

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