Retire Tembo and Sunda: Zoos vs. Sanctuaries

Below are several very compelling facts and articles that discuss the enormous differences between zoos and sanctuaries. It's not hard to understand why Tembo & Sunda's best interests would be to retire at The Elephant Sanctuary.

http://rumblingsfrompaws.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/zoo-vs-sanctuary-the-aza-position/

http://www.pawsweb.org/documents/HUTCHINS_RESPONSE.pdf

http://www.elephants.com/newsStory.php?newsID=425

http://www.helpelephants.com/zoos_vs_sanctuaries.html

Please help us retire Tembo and Sunda from the Topeka Zoo to The Elephant Sanctuary!

We have a dream for Tembo and Sunda that we believe can come true if enough people will join us in demanding their freedom. After decades in chains -- these elephants are now unchained but are still confined to a small yard, are forced to endure all kinds of weather extremes and are "stored" in a barn for at least half the year where zoo patrons cannot even see them -- we believe they deserve a chance to spend their last few years in an environment more conducive for elephants. The Topeka Zoo simply cannot provide the best environment for these magnificent, intelligent beings, which is why The Elephant Sanctuary has generously agreed to transport and care for Tembo and Sunda at their 2,700-acre paradise at no cost to the Zoo. Please help us get them there.

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Zoos vs. Sanctuaries