Members from the Sound Animal Rights Alliance (SARA) are planning to demonstrate outside Fremont Studios on Thursday night. The animal rights advocates are calling for the retirement of Woodland Park Zoo elephants to The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee. A press release from SARA says the group is concerned that the zoo’s surviving elephants will begin dying off if not taken to a more elephant-friendly life.
“Their health is rapidly failing from captivity-related diseases”, says Nancy Farnam, SARA’s director. “Bamboo, Watoto, and Chai suffer from crippling arthritis and chronic foot infections, the leading causes of premature death in zoo elephants”, adds Farnam.
The demonstration is set to coincide with Woodland Park Zoo’s annual thrive! fundraiser that begins at 6 p.m tomorrow night at Fremont Studios (155 N. 35th St). Demonstrators plan to begin their protest at 5 p.m.
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1 guest // Mar 11, 2010 at 9:39 am
Bravo, SARA for bringing to attention the tragic (and easily fixable) plight of Woodland Park Zoo's 3 elephants. To fail to give these animals the better life they deserve is something the zoo must be accountable. It's a win-win situation for Seattle - more money for the zoo, a decent normal life for the elephants at the zoo.
2 alyne16 // Mar 11, 2010 at 9:43 am
Out of the Zoo - Into the Sanctuary: The humane decision.
3 claudineerlandson // Mar 11, 2010 at 10:16 am
I am a member of SARA and support their efforts and any other group wise enough to know what's best for these three unfortunate elephants at WPZ. They just DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH SPACE, it's as simple as that. I wish WPZ would finally do the right thing and let them go to this wonderful Sanctuary in Tennesee. We must be humane for all animals and stop being selfish. When will WPZ and their board be finally enlightened and have a conscience?
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