That sure is something, huh?
We humans are not as superior to the animals as we think.
Brings tears to my eyes every time!
"Elephant cruelty case heads to trial
Animal welfare groups contend that Ringling Bros.' use of chains on elephants violates the Endangered Species Act. (Associated Press via Bradley Stookey/Born Free USA)
NEW YORK - After more than eight years of legal skirmishing, a nonjury trial is scheduled to open Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by animal welfare groups alleging that Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus routinely abuses its performing elephants.
Yeah, the CHAINS are a dead give-away; how would YOU like having an ankle changed to a pole, Amurkn? How come it's not a condition of Bernie Madoff's arrest?
The plaintiffs, including the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the Animal Welfare Institute, contend that trainers' use of sharp tools called bullhooks and the prolonged use of chains on the Asian elephants add up to an egregious violation of the federal Endangered Species Act.
Probably ain't a waterboard big enough for an elephant. I'll bet that's why some of them bust loose.
They seek an order from US District Court in Washington halting these practices, which some activists hope would force Ringling Bros. to stop using elephants altogether. Ringling Bros. and its parent company, Feld Entertainment, contend their treatment of all circus animals is state-of-the-art.
It is STILL CAPTIVITY and TORTURE, bub!
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And please, don't tell me:
"Nicole Lauren Feld, a daughter of Bonnie and Kenneth Feld of Potomac, Md., is to be married today on Nevis in the West Indies to Jonathan Kyle Strauss, a son of Susan Strauss of Bayside, N.Y., and the late Melvin Strauss. Magistrate Yasmine Clarke of Nevis will officiate at the Four Seasons Resort. On Wednesday, Rabbi M. Bruce Lustig led a Jewish ceremony at the Washington Hebrew Congregation Temple in Washington.
The bride, 28, works in Vienna, Va., as a producer of Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey, which is owned by Feld Entertainment, the company her father oversees as its chairman and chief executive.... --source--"
So, in addition to HUMAN SLAVERY, it is JEWS behind ANIMAL EXPLOITATION and CRUELTY, too?
Aaaaaaaaaaaahhh!!!
A Lovable Old Elephant
Wildlife in southern Sudan make dramatic comeback
Magnificent Creatures
How elephants keep tabs on family
I put this brief up because elephants are my second-favorite animal next to these guys.
When you take a look at the magnificent creatures and watch the video, you realize elephants are very special creatures.
I watched an Animal Planet show on them, and they remember where their herd mates die.
In fact, one died during their journey on the show, and the other elephants had a devil of a time getting the mother to move along.
It was heart-breaking to see the mother elephant wailing, not want to leave her dead calf!
The narrator even pointed out that the elephants were SHOWING EMOTIONS!!!!
And now they are SELF-AWARE ENOUGH to PAINT!!!!
LIFE is PRECIOUS, world!!!
It deserves RESPECT and LOVE, not slaughter and torture!!!!!!!!!
