Zebra stolen in prank is taken from owners
OXFORD --- A zebra that was stolen and set loose in a college building as a prank has been taken from his owners because they didn't have proper wildlife permits.
Todd Nims, a wildlife biologist with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, told the Newton Citizen that the zebra known as Barcode and another named Jazz were seized Dec. 12 and shipped to a Midwest zoo.
Their owners, Curtis and Sherry Jackson, declined comment.
The state found out about the couple's unusual pets after Emory University at Oxford staff discovered Barcode roaming the halls of a campus building as part of an end-of-year joke.
In other news
THE STATE Department of Natural Resources is extending the recreational and commercial food shrimp season in Georgia's coastal waters by two weeks. The extension ends Jan. 15 and does not include most creeks and rivers, which will close to shrimping today.
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