A campaign to save Benito the giraffe from extreme temperatures and a small enclosure in Mexico’s arid northern border city of Ciudad Juarez has finally paid off, with officials promising to move him to a more spacious animal park 1,250 miles (2,000 kilometers) to the south. Benito arrived in Ciudad Juarez, which is across the border from El Paso, Texas, in May 2023 as a 3-year-old, and since then has had to put up with the scorching desert sun with just a small patch of shade, as well as the winter cold and winds. “Right now he's suffering from the winter weather,” said Ana Félix, a Ciudad Juarez animal rights activist whose group “We Are Your Voice” led the fight to find a better home for Benito.
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Campaign to save Benito the Giraffe wins him a new, more spacious home in warmer southern Mexico
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