#1. OUR ELEPHANTS DON'T BELONG IN ZOO'S!
Besides making ADI's 2006 Dishonorable Mentioned. El Paso Zoo—As if the memory of Sissy’s vicious beating in 1999 wasn’t enough, a long-time zoo employee was fired in 2006 for striking one of the elephants, raising questions about the zoo’s management and possible on-going abuse. In addition, the City of El Paso, which runs the zoo, has yet to produce promised funding to “expand and enrich” El Paso Zoo’s outdated elephant enclosure, as promised well over a year ago. It’s time for the City of El Paso to admit it cannot provide for the needs of Juno and Savannah and send them to a sanctuary.
This was also the home of our Sissy who currently resides at wonderful Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary. Sissy was horribly abused at the El Paso Zoo. Carol Buckley got her out of there. " El Paso Zoo employees, acting on orders from our zoo's director David Zucconi, beat Sissy the elephant for several hours with ax handles." Please read: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=20000131&id=APUzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=L_IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4439%2C8414940
And: http://www.all-creatures.org/aro/nl-20000116-update.html
Their Current Elephants, Savannah and Juno should be released to a sanctuary.
This is not the life Elephants were meant to live. These elephants have been abused for human entertainment and finacial gain.
IT'S PAST TIME THIS CRUEL AND ABUSIVE ZOO RELEASE ALL THEIR ELEPHANT'S IMMEDIATELY TO A SANCTUARY SUCH AS THE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY IN TENNESSEE.
There, they would have the opportunity to roam acres of natural habitat, play in a pond, forage for fresh vegetation, befriend other elephants, and enjoy a full, healthy, and enriched life.
WE DEMAND THE EL PASO ZOO TO RELEASE THESE INNOCENT ANIMALS IMMEDIATELY!
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Thank you Very much..
