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Post by Mel Mel on Mar 16, 2007 1:12:03 GMT
Urge South Africa to 'Cull' Elephant Killing From Policy PETA has asked South Africa to scrap its plans to include culling as part of its elephant "management" policy. Although elephants are considered by many to be the quintessential symbol of the African continent and ecotourism plays an important role in the South African economy, many of the country's officials treat elephants as nuisances to be "controlled," marketed, and profited from.
Cullings are mass killing operations that tear apart elephant families and leave the survivors permanently scarred. Terrified elephants are herded into groups with helicopters while people on the ground and in the air open fire with high-powered weapons. In the past, innumerable orphaned elephant calves were sold to zoos and circuses where many were beaten into submission, chained, and confined and had their precious freedom taken and their spirits broken.Please see the following website to help stop the slaughter! getactive.peta.org/campaign/South_Africa
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