Scotty's gone.

We have a pretty amazing zoo here in Louisville, and one of its most popular residents was Scotty the elephant. Scotty was born three years ago, and was not only the first elephant born in the Louisville Zoo, but was also the first elephant born in our state. He was even featured in an issue of People magazine a while back! Since his birth, the community has celebrated Scotty's birthday with a party at the zoo, where hundreds of families would make a trip to see him enjoy his birthday cake.

Last night we got some sad news. Scotty had to be put down last night after a very brief illness. Apparently he was having some tummy troubles, then got colic, and the zoo staff determined he wouldn't make it and they put him to sleep. The whole city is in mourning today as we remember possibly the cutest elephant ever to exist on the planet, who brought smiles to the faces of everyone who ever saw him.