Elephant returns to his enclosure
October 31st, 2011
A 45-year-old elephant which was pushed by another into the empty moat surrounding their enclosure at Emmen zoo on Sunday climbed out of his own accord in the early hours of Monday morning, the zoo authorities said. Thousands of visitors were evacuated from the park after the elephant, named Radza, fell into the ditch, because Read more…
U.S. Court Turns Blind Eye To Circus Abuse
October 29th, 2011
CIRCUS ELEPHANTS) While Global Animals around the world have taken a stance against circus elephant abuse, a recent federal court ruling has turned a blind eye to the lives of circus animals. The U.S. Court of Appeals again dismissed a lawsuit brought by animal activists against Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus for mistreatment of Read more…
Elephant gives birth after a two year pregnancy – the longest ever recorded at a British zoo
October 28th, 2011
Elephants are notorious for their long memories, but now they will be renowned for their lengthy pregnancies. Long-suffering Asian elephant Azizah was carrying her baby for 700 days – 84 longer than the average – and finally gave birth at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, Bedfordshire, last Tuesday. It is believed to be the longest pregnancy ever Read more…
Toronto Zoo elephants to be sent to sanctuary
October 26th, 2011
Toronto city council voted late Tuesday to send its three elephants to a sanctuary in California. The motion was backed by Coun. Michelle Berardinetti, who feared the elephants would be moved to another enclosed space instead of the sanctuary, which she said has more than 30 hectares of roaming space. The motion passed by a Read more…
Circus elephant tramples 11-year-old girl to death in Vietnam
October 21st, 2011
msnbc.com staff and news service reports updated 10/17/2011 7:27:41 AM ET HANOI, Vietnam — A circus elephant trampled to death a girl who was attempting to feed it, police in Vietnam said Monday. Police officer Pham Ngoc Tien of Lao Cai province said the elephant was part of a troupe from Hanoi on a 10-day tour of the Read more…
Jumbos get food delivery
October 14th, 2011
The Lampang-based National Elephant Institute (NEI) has sent two truckloads of food to more than 70 hungry elephants in Ayutthaya province. The elephants, used for tourist rides in historical parks at Wang Chang Ayutthaya Lae Paniat elephant centre in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, are facing a food shortage after farms supplying feed were left under Read more…
The great escape: ‘Arrested’ Indian elephant freed in dawn raid on police compound
October 10th, 2011
An arrested elephant was freed by Wildlife officials after a last-minute court order was granted to free him from police custody. Bull elephant Bhola, 35-year-old was injured and had been remanded by police in Loni, India, on Saturday, October 30, after attempts to move the creature into a neighbouring state. Kartick Satinarayan, co-founder of the Read more…
Dramatic rescue of blind elephant Bhola after years of abuse in Delhi
October 10th, 2011
FOLLOWING years of horrific cruelty, elephant Bhola is happy again – thanks to help from British vets. The five-tonne bull was regularly whipped and beaten with an iron rod by his owners. It left him sightless – blind in one eye, with a cataract in the other. He was made to walk for hours on Read more…
