RSPCA calls for end to keeping elephants in zoos

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Sun, 2010-08-22 08:29 by Hans

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There should be a ban on importing elephants into UK zoos, demands the RSPCA.

The call comes as a report, commissioned by Defra, raises serious concerns about their welfare.

RSPCA scientist Dr Ros Clubb said: "Elephants are without question suffering in zoos. Adding yet more to an ailing population simply masks the problems." …

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Wonderful.

Sun, 2010-08-22 22:11 by Donna

It would be super if elephants were taken fom all zoos. I have never seen a happy elephant in a zoo.

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ATE Data Used

Sun, 2010-08-22 16:17 by cmoss

Thanks for posting this article Hans. In a previous paper, ATE provided some of the data used to compare zoo elephants to wild elephants. Amboseli elephants live longer than zoo elephants despite all the dangers they encounter.

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