Save Tula-Tu
I'm with the protesters here. That poor one-month-old baby elephant at the Oregon Zoo in Portland needs to be sent to a sanctuary, along with her mother. Life in a zoo is cruel and sadistic, and Portland is actually the worst offender. The elephants at the Oregon Zoo are all profoundly damaged creatures. Tula-Tu deserves much better than that torture. What a horrible lesson to teach our kids. Metro, for shame!
At least they’re not being used to build a railroad thru Washington Park.
ReplyDeleteThat’s actually a brilliant idea to restore the rail line through the park to the Rose Gardens. Thanks!
DeleteAnd virtually every media outlet is complicit.
ReplyDeleteThey aren’t smart enough to be complicit. The just follow the easy stories (press releases) and never bother to ask follow-up questions.
DeleteWhat's I meant. Yep.
DeleteI can remember as a 4th grader being so excited about the birth of Packy. The Weekly, Portland Reporter, had a front page cartoon dedicated to the new baby elephant. I can remember going to the zoo to see him. The zoo in the 1960's was way more depressing than what it is today, but still it depresses me to see large and intelligent animals basically imprisoned and put on display for our entertainment.
ReplyDeleteHuh? The elephant area is amazing, state of the art, and they get the best care in the world.
DeleteThe best care in the world is provided at sanctuaries. The elephants in Portland all show signs of extreme distress. It’s a disgrace.
DeleteThe elephants at the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee live on 3,060 acres, divided between African and Asian elephants. The elephants at the PAWS sanctuary in California have hundreds of acres. They are still captive animals but living in far more suitable environments than the paltry few acres they have here in Portland.
ReplyDeleteThe Oregon Zoo could still build the sanctuary for elephants we were promised years ago during the campaign for the previous zoo bond. It's long past time to do the moral, humane thing for baby Tula-Tu and all the other elephants at the zoo.