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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The Month of Elephants is the ideal time to look at this 2007 essay on the plight of elephants in urban zoos and the ethics of keeping them there.
Why exactly would one use a cutesy Valentine’s Day headline for a story that is loaded with the language of war, control and the objectification of animal? Apparently the National Zoo thought it was a good idea. (The headline *and* the war on, control over and objectification of animals)
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