Dying Zoo Worker Gets Goodbye Kiss From Giraffe

[The Straight Story]

A terminally ill zoo worker got a goodbye kiss from a giraffe after he was wheeled in to see the zoo animals one last time.

The 54-year-old mentally handicapped man named Mario had worked as a cleaner at the Rotterdam Zoo in the Netherlands for approximately 25 years. After being diagnosed with terminal cancer, he wanted to say goodbye to the animals.

After Mario was brought to the zoo on a stretcher by the Dutch Ambulance Wish Foundation, one of the zoo’s giraffes reached down and nuzzled Mario for a goodbye kiss.



http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2014/03/21/dying-zoo-worker-gets-goodbye-kiss-from-giraffe/

[MADem]

1. Awwwww... geeeeez. If that's not a heartstrings-tugger, what is? nt

[In_The_Wind]

2. Did someone cut an onion? My eyes are leaking.

[OverBurn]

9. +2

[etherealtruth]

15. Must be high particulate counts in the air ... my eyes wont stop watering

[jsr]

3. +1

[Blue Owl]

4. What an amazing farewell gift

n/t

[Liberal_in_LA]

5. awwww

[BentleyJD]

6. It's amazing

How animals can sense emotions in people.
That giraffe had more empathy in him then the entire Republican Party.

[jmondine]

7. I love giraffes

They respond to gentle tones of voice as well, and like singing. It's amazing to me just how gentle they are.

[KamaAina]

8. Good thing it was in the Netherlands and not Denmark

[Arugula Latte]

10. So sweet, so sad ...

There is something about those giant liquid brown eyes that giraffes have, and the eyelashes ...

[sabrina 1]

11. Beautiful!

[bigwillq]

12. Amazing.

Animals are such great creatures.

K and R

[arthritisR_US]

13. Precious...

[mckara]

14. We All Share One Consciousness

Mammals are amazing creatures. Republicans must have regressive genes.