Giraffe's 'miracle' tale told around the world
Giraffe's 'miracle' tale told around the world

NORTH YORKSHIRE, UK, December 14, 2008 /24-7PressRelease/ -- A NORTH-EAST company's same-name association with a "miracle" giraffe at Chester Zoo has helped spread the animal's story around the world.

Giraffe Recruitment began giving bulletins on its website about the progress of Rothschild giraffe Margaret, who had to be reared by hand after becoming the smallest giraffe ever born in captivity.

Giraffe, based in Stokesley, North Yorkshire, is a general recruitment company, but a large part of its work involves engaging skilled engineers for the offshore industry and it has clients based around the world.

The life and death struggle of Margaret, a mere 34kg and 5ft in height when she was born in Chester Zoo in January, captured the imagination of animal lovers - among them Giraffe's website viewers, who continue to ask staff at the recruitment company about Margaret's progress.

Giraffe manager Rowena Simpson says: "For a while, Margaret had to be fed through a tube just to keep her alive. Thankfully, after what the keepers at Chester Zoo described as a rocky few months, she's doing so well that she's been returned to the herd.

"We felt an affiliation with Margaret because of our brandname, but our bulletins triggered interest not just among our own staff but also among international workers and companies that use our website."

Giraffe recruits offshore tradespeople such as riggers, platers, welders and electrical and mechanical engineers on behalf of a number of leading engineering companies in the oil and gas sector.

For the latest update on Margaret the giraffe, go to www.chesterzoo.org

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Stuart Staples
Giraffe Recruitment
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