#1. ELEPHANTS DON'T BELONG IN ZOO'S!!
The Buffalo Zoo has ranked been the 6th worst zoo in North America for elephants.
The zoo has a “dilapidated elephant exhibit” that houses the mammals in confined 20X20 stalls.
This Zoo keep Captive, Three Elephants. The one named Surapa, they have taught to paint. We all know how that is done....
The Zoo Claims she , "took" up painting in 1997. " One of the trainers dips the brush in a color and Surapa whacks the canvas with it. Three colors, three whacks per canvas -- or T-shirt -- three canvases per show. The zoo sells the canvases and T-shirts at the gift shop for $25 apiece. Each painting comes with a "Certificate of Authenticity."
Elephant painting isn't all that rare, but good elephant-produced art is."
"The other two elephants, Jody and Bookie, Weren't Interested to learn."
For the sake of elephants in captivity, zoos must phase out their elephant exhibits, abandon breeding programs, and strive to provide the elephants who are currently in captivity with a more humane existence.
The vast majority of elephants now in zoos were taken from their homes and families in the wild.
Zoos rob elephants of their most basic needs, including extended social relationships and the opportunity to walk long distances. Lack of exercise and long hours standing on hard surfaces are major contributors to foot problems and arthritis, the leading reasons why captive elephants are euthanized. Many die decades short of their expected lifespan.
WE URGE THE BUFFALO ZOO TO RELEASE THEIR ELEPHANTS TO A REPUTABLE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY SUCH AS TES..... (TENNESSEE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY)
ZOO'S ARE A THING OF THE PAST.
PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE TO GET THE WORD OUT! NO MORE ZOO'S!
Thank you Very much..
