An elephant in need of human kindness and compassion
I know there are many, many animal lovers here, so I am posting this in hopes that those of you who agree with me will sign this petition. Happy is an elephant at the Bronx Zoo who has been kept in solitary confinement for more than a decade. For such an intelligent, social creature, this amounts to torture. The ironically named Happy does not deserve this and there is a movement to get her removed to an elephant sanctuary so she may spend her twilight years in relative freedom with her own kind. This link will take you to the petition and an article about Happy’s sad history. There is also an article from the New York Times, calling her “the world’s loneliest elephant.” That article calling attention to Happy’s plight was written in 2015! Is Happy going to be freed only by death?
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Aug 12, 2019 12:28PM
Heart breaking!! This makes me really angry. I don't think we need to have zoos unless the animals in them are endangered.
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I agree, Jo, I saw the photos of the small enclosure she is kept in during the winter months and was horrified. I wish I could believe the zoo will respond to the public outrage but Happy's misery has been known for years. Thank you for signing. At least we can express our outrage and our sympathy for Happy.
How sad! Petition signed and donation made. It is the least I can do.
Thanks, Wanda. It helps to know that so many others share our fury at the way this poor girl has been abused. For there is no other word for it than abuse, given what we know about the elephant's intelligence and complex, matriarchal society.
Oh such a heartbreaking story!Elephant is my favorite animal.
Hopefully Happy will get to spend time in a sanctuary.
I read about a very good one in Tennessee
Thank you for sharing the story. I signed the petition.
Thanks, Vi. I have heard of that TENN sanctuary, too. I think that is the one where an elephant and a small dog became inseparable, forming a close friendship that lasted until the dog's death.
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