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Elephants
Elephant
Debate: Live in Zoo or Roam Free
Liz Szabo, USA Today, feature — November
2006
The traditional zoos we see now and even the ones they are planning cannot exhibit
elephants humanely. Captive
elephants who live on concrete also are prone to arthritis and foot lesions that
researchers don't see in wild populations...
Chained,
Caged & Degraded
Donna
Carton, Sunday
Mirror, commentary — July
2006
The captive wild animals are made to hobble around on three legs, swing their
trunks 360 degrees in time to music, balance on tiny stools and act as a climbing
frame for humans...
Brutal
Killing of a Caged Wild Tusker in India
Unni Krishna, essay — June 2006
Whenever
the elephant showed signs of rebellion, he was drugged
and when he resisted the brutal, painful training
he was punished savagely. The elephant was always
in a state of stupor, induced probably by regular
drugging...
Research
Shows Elephants "Remember" the Dead
Animal Sentience, investigation — November 2005
The
results suggest that elephants recognise and react
with the remains of their own species, particularly
the ivory tusks...
Questions
and Answers About Not Having Elephants at the Detroit
Zoo
Detroit Zoo, feature — August 2005
A fundamental requirement for keeping
animals in captivity is that we provide an excellent
quality of life. In order to do that we must meet
a species' and an individual's physical, social and
psychological needs. We feel that we can accomplish
this for all the animals at the Detroit Zoo, but
can't for elephants....
An
Elephant Man
Seven McDonald, LA Weekly, feature — May
2005
When
he chained himself to the fence of the elephant exhibit
at the Los Angeles Zoo in protest of the zoo’s
elephant care, he wasn’t fooling around...
The
Elephant
in the Room
Robert Meyerowitz, Anchorage Press, feature — April
2005
Almost
none of the experts the zoo has consulted were concerned
about Maggie being so far north, he said. “Almost
all of them were concerned about her being alone.”
Elephant
Deaths Spur New Debate Over U.S. Zoos
Andrew Stern, Reuters, feature — Spring
2005
Zoo
elephants swaying back and forth, polar bears swimming
in endless circuits and manic monkeys grooming themselves
to baldness. Such
disturbed, trance-like behavior in some zoo animals and
the deaths of four elephants in the past year at two
U.S. zoos have sparked animal rights protests and renewed
a larger debate over the purpose of zoos...
Elephant
Abuse Charges Add Fuel to Circus Debate
Maryann Mott, National Geographic News, feature — 2004
Should
elephants perform in circuses? It’s
a simple question that’s caused a lot of controversy
over the years. At
the heart of the matter are allegations by animal-welfare
activists that brutal training methods are used to coerce
elephants...into performing tricks such as
headstands...
Activists
Denounce Thailand's Elephant 'Crushing' Ritual
Jennifer Hile,
Naional Geographic Today, feature — 2002
It’s
a sound not easily forgotten. Just before dawn in
the remote highlands of northern Thailand, west of the
village Mae Jaem, a four-year-old elephant bellows
as seven village men stab nails into her ears and feet...
When
Elephants Weep:
On the Emotional Lives of Animals
Jeffrey M. Masson, essay
On
this earth live intelligent beings whose lifespans
are about 70 years. For them, family reunions are
a joyous occasion. They assist the disabled. They
mourn their dead. They weep...
Elephants
Cry Too
Florence L. Lambert, essay
On
this earth live intelligent beings whose lifespans
are about 70 years. For them, family reunions
are a joyous occasion. They assist the disabled.
They mourn their dead. They weep...
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