#1. ELEPHANTS DO NOT BELONG IN ZOO'S!!!
Cameron Park Zoo keeps two African Elephants named Tanya and Tembo in their prison. They are made to Paint, because It's "Good" for them......
It’s an enrichment activity that benefits the animals by keeping them mentally stimulated, and it benefits the zoo because their paintings are sold in the gift shop.
On Thursday, Tembo the African elephant worked on his latest masterpiece — a swirl of pink and yellow paint on a green canvas.
But before he began, he took the brush in his trunk and popped it into his mouth.
It wasn’t the first time he has conducted this pre-painting ritual.
“It’s a new brush,” said Manda Butler, animal care manager for mammals. “He wants to break in the handle.”
Butler patiently held the canvas in front of Tembo as he reached through the bars and made a few marks.
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 CAMERON PARK ZOO TO RELEASE THEIR ELEPHANTS TO A REPUTABLE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY SUCH AS TES..... (TENNESSEE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY)
ZOO'S ARE A THING OF THE PAST.
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Thank you Very much..
