{
  "id": 1250243,
  "title": "How a stuffed giraffe political stunt ignited outrage among wildlife rescuers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/how-a-stuffed-giraffe-political-stunt-ignited-outrage-among-wildlife",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capeargus/news/2026-08-16-how-a-stuffed-giraffe-political-stunt-ignited-outrage-among-wildlife-rescuers/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "How a political stunt involving a stuffed giraffe head led to a wildlife rescue team's frantic response and public outrage against the DA.",
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        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "DA blasted after stuffed giraffe stunt sends wildlife rescuers chasing fake emergency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/da-blasted-after-stuffed-giraffe-stunt-sends-wildlife-rescuers",
        "published": "2026-08-16T07:18:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}