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Posted Oct 16th 2009 12:12AM by TMZ Staff
Michael Jackson's giraffes could be forced out of their home -- for the second time -- unless their keeper comes up with $100,000 quick.
Freddie Hancock of the Banjoko Wildlife Preserve in Page, Arizona, tells TMZ she acquired giraffes Rambo, Jabbar Jr. (JJ), Princess, and Annie Sue from Neverland in 2006 and has been caring for them since -- but now the Page city council is demanding the preserve hand over a $100,000 bond to cover the giraffes in case of emergency ... or else they're out.
But here's the problem: in order to get a $100,000 bond from an insurance company, the keeper claims she needs a special form issued by the city itself ... which Freddie says the city refuses to hand over -- leaving Freddie's hands tied and the giraffes' futures up in the air.
Freddie claims the city wants the bond ASAP -- calls to Page City Hall weren't returned.
Filed under: Michael Jackson, Critters, Exclusives
Tags: animals, arizona, giraffe, giraffes, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, page, wildlife, wildlife preserve, WildlifePreserve
Posted Feb 20th 2009 8:48AM by TMZ Staff
How's this for a sight you don't see everyday -- a giraffe named Willy frolicking on the beaches of Malibu ... on a leash!
And you thought walking your dog was a chore ...
Filed under: Critters
Tags: giraffe, giraffe on the beach, GiraffeOnTheBeach, willie the giraffe, WillieTheGiraffe
Posted Nov 27th 2008 3:30AM by TMZ Staff
Michael Jackson has turned his back on cardio-deprived giraffes, according to PETA.
When Neverland Ranch was essentially dismantled a year ago, a bunch of Jacko's pets -- including four giraffes -- were sold to an Arizona couple that wanted to start an animal sanctuary.
PETA claims the giraffes are stuck in cages barely as wide as the animals are tall. They wrote Jacko a letter asking him to help pressure the owners into doing something more humane.
The couple that owns the animals says the giraffes have been moved to their new 150 x 150 ft. digs -- and the animals will have an even bigger space to do whatever the hell it is that giraffes do when their 185 acre sanctuary is up and runnning.
All that aside -- the video of Jacko's old giraffe "Rambo" hittin' the bag to the "Rocky" theme song is worth a peek.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: arizona, giraffe, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, PETA
