- Dear America,
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- Please help me to stop this atrocity. Email the zoo
authorities below politely demanding greater heart and intellect regarding
the tragic decision to capture, import and imprison wild, socially bonded
African elephants for U.S. zoos, as well as to "DISCARD" older
captive, socially bonded elephants that have lived at the zoos for over
20 years. Following is a copy of my email to the zoo officials explaining
everything, and providing web links to more information. Also contact
the Swaziland officials at the end of this message who also have the power
to stop this inhuman cruelty.
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- Elephants feel and think and love just like us. They're
already endangered, and these sickening acts need to stop. Thank you to
all feeling individuals who take action with me against this animal cruelty.
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- Archaeos Prime -- Renegade Patriot
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- TO: Douglas Myers, Executive Director, San Diego Zoo;
- C. Lex Salisbury, President and CEO, Lowry Park Zoological
Garden
- Syd Butler, Executive Director, American Zoo and Aquarium
Association
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- CC: Steve & Terry Irwin, Australia Zoo
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- Gentlemen,
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- I implore you to reconsider the ramifications of accepting
captured wild elephants for U.S. zoos, as well as DISCARDING older elephants
you already have. Please think about how bereft of heart these actions
are. Elephants are as socially ordered as humans, and I believe just as
intelligent. They save each others lives, they mourn their dead, they
even help OTHER ANIMAL SPECIES when they see them in trouble! Does any
of that sound lacking in conscious thought and feelings for others? You
don't see many other animals with these capacities.
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- Therefore it's not only animal cruelty by NORMAL standards
to imprison wild elephants bonded to their heards, or to DISCARD bonded
elephants already "used to" captivity... it is cruelty on an
even higher scale because of their exceptional capacity for human-like
emotions and consciousness. It is your solemn duty to care for your captive
elephants for their entire lives, or to ensure that they're well-cared
for elsewhere and KEPT TOGETHER with their bonded friends and kin. Similarly
it should be AGAINST your very honor to break wild, bonded elephants away
from the free life they've always known, ripping them from their families
and social support. You will only end up breaking their hearts, causing
them deep depression and emotuional anguish.
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- Do you REALLY want this act to be your legacy? Do you
have children? Would they approve of this act if they understood the emotional
impacts on these beautiful creatures?
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- If your concern is truly based on the Swaziland government
supposedly planning to kill these wonderful elephants, PETA has already
offered to transport them all to another wild area for their safety and
freedom. If their lives are honewstly in danger, then you need to take
them up on this offer for their best possble welfare.
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- You represent for Americans AND the world what SHOULD
be the highest expectations for animal welfare. If you do nothing else,
please at least contact Steve Irwin of Australia's Zoo for advice and consultation
on these issues, to see if he can steer you in a direction that will be
beneficial to both your zoos and the elephants. I've CC'd him in case
he's able to take the initiative and assist you in making these decisions.
I've also included all your emails and phone numbers below so you might
contact each other for support and to brainstorm for ideas.
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- For the benefit of the wonderful Mr. Irwin, I include
this link to PETA's website focusing on all the information regarding this
issue:
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- http://www.savewildelephants.com/
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- Thank you for reading this and I hope you'll make the
right choices for the welfare and happiness of one of the most amazing
species on Earth.
-
- Sincerely,
-
- Archaeos Prime
- chronopilot@yahoo.com
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- Douglas Myers, Executive Director
- San Diego Zoo
- P.O. Box 120551
- San Diego, CA 92112
- Tel.: 619-231-1515
- Fax: 619-231-0249
- E-Mail: DMyers@sandiegozoo.org
-
- C. Lex Salisbury, President and CEO
- Lowry Park Zoological Garden
- 7530 North Blvd.
- Tampa, FL 33604
- Tel.: 813-935-8552
- Fax: 813-935-9486
- E-Mail: Lex.Salisbury@lowryparkzoo.org
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- Syd Butler, Executive Director
- American Zoo and Aquarium Association
- 8403 Colesville Rd.
- Silver Spring, MD 20910
- Tel.: 301-562-0777
- Fax: 301-562-0888
- E-Mail: Sbutler@aza.org
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- Steve & Terry Irwin
- Australia Zoo
- Glasshouse Mountains Tourist Rte
- Beerwah, Queensland 4519
- Australia
- Telephone: (07) 5436 2000 -- International: +61 7 5436
2000
- Facsimile: (07) 5494 8604 -- International: +61 7 5494
8604
- Email: info@australiazoo.com.au
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- His Majesty King Mswati III
- King of Swaziland
- Lozitha Palace
- Mbabane
- Kingdom of Swaziland
- Fax: 011-26-8-518-4468
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- His Excellency Dr. Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini
- Prime Minister of Swaziland
- Office of the Prime Minister
- Capital Hill
- P.O. Box 395
- Mbabane
- Swaziland
- Fax: 011-26-8-404-3943
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- Stella Lukhele, Minister
- Tourism, Environment & Communications
- Government of Swaziland
- P.O. Box 58
- Mbabane
- Swaziland
- Fax: 011-26-8-404-1719
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- Ambassador Mary M. Kanya
- Embassy of the Kingdom of Swaziland
- 1712 New Hampshire Ave., NW
- Washington, DC 20009
- Tel.: 202-234-5002
- Fax: 202-234-8254
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- "A patriot must always be ready to defend his country
- against his government." -- Edward Abbey
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