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2/3/2010 2:20 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF
City Raises Stink Over Dead MJ Giraffes

GIRAFFE AND MICHAEL JACKSONSomething was rotten in the state of Arizona ... and it was the carcasses of two dead giraffes previously owned by Michael Jackson.

TMZ has learned the bodies of Rambo and JJ were at the center of a raging conflict in Page, Arizona because locals complained that the bodies stunk up the town.

As we previously reported, the animals died last November and last month respectively and were buried on the Banjoko Wildlife Preserve where they had lived since 2006.

But after several complaints were lodged with the City of Page, the preserve's founder Freddie Hancock was ordered to dig up the carcasses from their burial plots and relocate them somewhere else.

In addition to moving the dead giraffes, the city also ordered Hancock to move MJ's two other live giraffes -- Princess and Annie Sue -- off the property for good.

Hancock tells TMZ the dead giraffes were reburied in a private, undisclosed location outside of the preserve last Thursday. As for the two living giraffes, Hancock won't tell us where they moved them -- but she did say they're no longer in Arizona.

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Ann:  740 days ago

Giraffes make good soup, get over it knuckleheads.

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Missy:  740 days ago

OMG people need to get life and leave this alone! Those animals were not hurting anyone by living where they were!

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Who Cares reads a wonder:  740 days ago

ZOO ANIMALS ARE LOOKING FOR THEIR FAMILIES they are pissed off at MICHAEL JACKSON THE RICH GUY took my kids.

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Who Cares reads a wonder:  740 days ago

Funny you think MICHAEL JACKSON locked us up no food no water for years Walked away no good bye nothing nothing THE RICH GUYS abused our kids No money for us BUT JAIL TIME locked up in 10X10 we had a beautiful home acres of lust land.We all played togerther the birds sang in the morning.YES we miss our home MJ PUT US IN A JAIL what did we do to him NOTHING WHY DID HE HURT US,we did nothing wrong.NO FOOD OR WATER and we staved to death.

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Tammy L.M.:  740 days ago

Why would they be stinking if they were already buried? I don't understand the story TMZ.

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OhWell:  740 days ago


Something was rotten in the state of California ... and it was the carcasses of Michael Jackson.


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OhWell:  740 days ago

Ha ha They Have The Same Nose.

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Glenda in Texas:  740 days ago

I think this is the first time I've read an article that states two giraffes were dug up and reburied elsewhere because of politics. Unbelievable.

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moonbear:  740 days ago

Are they sure it was the poor, dead creatures? Page, Arizona itself is a cesspool. Small town looniness at its worst.

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THE REAL Mememememememe:  740 days ago

These Giraffes have been moved to Southern Utah.
There was talk of a LIVE wild life reserve being
started in the St. George, Utah Area..

I Heard the The Rosenbruch wildlife museum is going to be
running the planning and opperation of this new facility.
The St. George Spectrum News spoke a little about MJ's Animals
coming to the area.

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Chris Rock:  740 days ago

They have got some neck
http://francis-rossi.mybrute.com

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mary:  740 days ago

For me, MJ's giraffes has be killed... Now they rest in peace togheter their friend Michael... Love you M.

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Karen Jackson:  739 days ago

Whie stinking rotten bodies of children and their families pile up in Haiti the concern and moneatry use of digging up murderd giraffes is the best way to spend that 100,000 in this girrafee war

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Big Mouth Joe will TELL ALL:  739 days ago

Well this is a stupid story..Maybe ric should come here and talk to himself! then the rest of the people wouldn't have to read his bullsh*t!!!

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Debbie:  739 days ago

Don't you people see, Conrad Murderer is on a propofol rampage...
TEST THOSE BODIES!!!!

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