ReadingAnimals

There are a wide range of views on elephant issues from exhibition, labor and entertainment to conservation and killing.

I got my notice from Amazon overnight - and there was a price drop, too. (Though still expensive at $60 / ea) I’m really looking forward to this one - look at the line up!

A survey of elephant news stories for the week ending June 20, 2008

Why are elephants being poached and poisoned in India?

Seems a shame that cruelty would be at the heart of this celebration that is presumably about love.
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The Month of Elephants series has covered a wide range of topics, but good news is scarce these days. That’s why I was especially pleased to see this recent news from Sri Lanka.
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The sources quoted in the story have tried handily to connect the trauma of elephants to the risk of future trauma among people, but only in the context of tourism
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plan to be in Toronto later this summer, but I wish I could visit now to check out this current play, Sanctuary Song. In the play, an elephant named Sydney tells the story of her life, which seems to embody details from the lives of many elephants, but of no specific individual.

Part of the message was that advocates do not want more suffering or more deaths; “Never again,” they said. But it does happen over and over and over again at zoos in every climate and with varied enclosures.

There is no reason to wait when the choice is between compassion and suffering. It’s a shame that Petal was forced to wait for so many decades only to die on the cold, hard floor instead of surrounded by trees, fresh air, bird song and perhaps the company, warm breath or caress of an elephant friend.
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