French zoo 'outraged' by visitors writing names on rhino's back

Staff at a French zoo condemned Wednesday the "stupidity" of visitors who scratched their names into the back of a rhino. La Palmyre zoo in Royan in southwestern France said in a statement it was "outraged by the stupidity and disrespect" of the visitors but would not be taking legal action. Zoo director Pierre Caille said the visitors used their nails to scratch their names into a layer of dust, sand and dead skin on the animal's back.
Click here to read full news..