Sorry, could not resist sharing this...
Perhaps this is the thing to do the day even daring is seen as too unfriendly for the poor animals!

PADERBORN, GERMANY - Overzealous zookeeper Friedrich Riesfeldt fed his constipated elephant Stefan 22 doses of animal laxative and more than a bushel of berries, figs and prunes before the plugged-up pachyderm finally let it fly -- and suffocated the keeper under 200 pounds of poop!

Investigators say ill-fated Friedrich, 46, was attempting to give the ailing elephant an olive-oil enema when the relieved beast unloaded on him like a dump truck full of mud.

"The sheer force of the elephant's unexpected defecation knocked Mr. Riesfeldt to the ground, where he struck his head on a rock and lay unconscious as the elephant continued to evacuate his bowels on top of him," said flabbergasted Paderborn police detective Erik Dern. "With no one there to help him, he lay under all that dung for at least an hour before a watchman came along, and during that time he suffocated. It seems to be just one of those freak accidents that happen sometimes -- a billion-to-one shot, at least."

The heartbreaking tale of constipation and tragedy began when the conscientious zookeeper noticed that his prize, 8,000-pound African elephant didn't seem to be producing his usual poop aplenty.

"Friedrich had actually been concerned for several days because he knew that severe constipation can kill an elephant," assistant zookeeper Kurt Herrman recalled. "He told me he was going to stay late that Thursday night to treat Stefan with laxatives and possibly give him an enema. I offered to help, but he sent me on home, saying he had everything under control."

But two hours later, horrified night watchman Walter Pleuger found Friedrich lying lifeless under a mound of muck, his body visible only from the knees down. "I had never really thought about it before," Det. Dern said. "But obviously, giving an elephant an enema can be a very dangerous activity -- and not something that should be attempted alone."

Man, thats the sh--ts!

Shit Happens, I suppose ... especially on Turdsdays.

Sounds like he dung the wrong thing.

Dunno, this story seems to have come out awful close to April Fools Day. In fact, I'm sure I heard a similar tale a few years ago...

Urban Legends Reference Pages www.snopes.com

from: http://www.snopes.com/critters/malice/feces.htm

Claim: A zookeeper in Paderborn, Germany, was killed when an elephant defecated on him.
Status: False.

Origins: In the summer of 1998, this entertaining "news item" appeared in the Weekly World News, a publication not known for its overly journalistic standards. Fantastic stories invented of out of whole cloth regularly appear in its pages, and this latest pachyderm tale is but another of that ilk.
There is no zoo in Paderborn, Germany, and a check of that town's phone book fails to reveal listings for either the victim Riesfeldt or detective Erik Dern. Moreover, no reputable news agency carried the story of the unfortunate Friedrich Riesfeldt's demise.

Well, even if its not true , its funny enough that it should be , and truth is ALWAYS stranger than fiction...

Gentlemen,
I am not surprised that it is a confirmed urban legend, and if stories can be bullshit, why not eleshit?

It still ought to be food for thought for those who think that ordinary dart hunting is not enough. Now helping a poor, suffering animal to ease its agony would be the ultimate "green hunting"!
Or brown, I guess, in this case.

Mr. Atkinson,you really have a way with words!

Bravo