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Canada Tops List Of Worst Places For These Guys

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 03.17.2013 | Canada Business
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EDMONTON - Two Canadian zoos have topped an international animal rights organization's list of the 10 worst zoos for elephants.In Defense of Animals, ...

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Zoo Elephants Deserve a Second Lease on Life

Camille Labchuk | Posted 12.27.2011 | Canada
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Camille Labchuk

The ethical dimension of confining elephants in zoos has generated a great deal of debate in Canada. Elephants are intelligent, sensitive creatures whose physical, psychological and emotional needs simply cannot be met in zoos. Releasing them to sanctuaries is the best way to express our compassion for animals.

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Courts Won't Help Lucy The Elephant Move To Sanctuary

CP | Posted 10.04.2011 | Canada
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EDMONTON - Animal welfare groups fighting to see a lone elephant at Edmonton's zoo moved to a sanctuary in the United States have been dealt a blow by...

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