http://www.luxist.com/2007/12/28/the-elephant-sanctuary-charity-of-the-day/ Luxist Comments for The Elephant Sanctuary, Charity of the Day http://www.luxist.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.luxist.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.luxist.com/2007/12/28/the-elephant-sanctuary-charity-of-the-day/http://www.luxist.com/2007/12/28/the-elephant-sanctuary-charity-of-the-day/Dec 29th 2007 1:12AMhttp://www.luxist.com/2007/12/28/the-elephant-sanctuary-charity-of-the-day/http://www.luxist.com/2007/12/28/the-elephant-sanctuary-charity-of-the-day/Taking care of these animals -being among their needs vast protected spaces, loads of food, transport from wherever theyy were first- looks extremely expensive, and there is a lot of wildlife in need of preserving out there.
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It is truly an amazing place. These elephants are allowed to live with dignity. Additionally, supporting the Sanctuary's efforts to buy land also conserves and saves land in Tennessee.

Through it's mission the Elephant Sanctuary has an integral role in teaching all of us about animals, habitat, and being caretakers for all beings. The Sanctuary's website is an amazing teaching tool. Every page has information you can use to teach about elephants and elephant habitat.

Also, the broader message about people caring for animals and allowing them to live in dignity is so important. You can also learn about life, dignity, and that elephants have many of the same needs, fears and hopes that people do.

Carol Buckley and Scot are amazing people who had a unique vision and dream. They are truly heroic.

Thanks for recognizing the Elephant Sanctuary.
I encourage all to visit it at www.elephants.com. Look for the elediary's and elephant biographies to begin your learning adventure.

Cheers and love to all the elephants at the Sanctuary,
Barbara]]>Dec 31st 2007 10:36AMhttp://www.luxist.com/2007/12/28/the-elephant-sanctuary-charity-of-the-day/http://www.luxist.com/2007/12/28/the-elephant-sanctuary-charity-of-the-day/
Make it illegal to import certain animals? Tempting, but then some people would never get to see some beautiful creatures. Others would miss the opportunity to study them. Yes, these are selfish reasons to rip critters out of their native habitats... but they are also why the populations of some endangered species are being rejuvenated. For every pro, there is a con, and vice-versa.

I don't think there are too many animal species that became extinct during the existence of humans, whose demise wasn't at least indirectly caused by said humans.
What a mess we all make... and how few of us make any effort to clean it up. ]]>Dec 31st 2007 1:20PM