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ST. LOUIS STANDS WITH THE WORLD FOR ACTION FOR CAPTIVE ELEPHANTS SEE THE ST. LOUIS ZOO EVENT AND PICTURES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Elephant Treament Lands Saint Louis Zoo in "Hall of Shame", Learn More. In Defense of Animals ~ News Release Listen to the Animal Tails Radio Report on KLOU
RECENTLY A REPORT ON THE SUFFERING AND EARLY DEATH CAPTIVITY CAUSES ELEPHANTS WAS RELEASED.
Clara at the St. Louis Zoo...
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE ST. LOUIS ZOO ROCKIN' AND SWAYIN' AT THE ZOO ST. LOUIS ZOO IS CONSIDERED HIGH RISK FOR EEHV! Learn More HERE
THEY TOOK YOUR FREEDOM...
For Clara there is no more pain. You were loved and people knew your name.
You were only three when you were taken from your home and family. For fifty years you were forced to dance, to obey, to endure. The chains are gone. There is only peace and soft grass to sleep on.
When I remember you I realize how much you influenced my life. You had a quiet dignity despite the suffering. When you looked at me you seemed to know me.
Rest in Peace Clara...
Press Release 03/14/2007: IDA Charges St. Louis Zoo Conditions Responsible Clara the Elephants Death Press Release 05/03/2007: Elephant Mother Rejects Calf at St. Louis Zoo Please sign this Petition to help Pearl, it is too late for Clara
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Clara was 54 years old when the St. Louis Zoo finally euthanized her on March 14, 2007. She was captive at the St. Louis Zoo for 5o years, and in ill health for much of that time. When last seen, she was wasting away. She had severe arthritis, as well as foot and sole abscesses. She wore rubber-soled sandals because her rear pads had eroded. She constantly shifted her weight from foot to foot, trying to find a comfortable position. Because of the long-term administration of anti-inflammatory drugs, Clara had a history of gastrointestinal illness as well. You did not have to be an expert to see this elephant was suffering.
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The St. Louis Zoo wants to be seen as a pillar of the community. Yet, they react to peaceful demonstrators as if they have something to hide. Peaceful leafleters who want only to tell the other side of the story are treated like criminals. We have been given misleading information from the St. Louis City Police Department, and zoo security has done its best to keep us from organizing on public property. Zoo officials seem to be worried about the public's right to know, because they take our leaflets away from people. That isn't how a pillar should act.
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