Alvah Crocker Wrote:
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> pdxrailtransit Wrote:
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> > Oh puhleeezze Bill! I totally agree with this
> > article:
> >
> [synalia.com]
>
> > h-morans-bill/ The vast majority of us will
> only
> > see animals such as elephants and lions in zoos
> > and circuses. These animals have enriched our
> > lives immensely. I grew up with the Portland
> Zoo,
> > which is renowned for its pioneering elephant
> > breeding program.
> >
> > Back in 1976, I went to a RB&B performance in
> > Albuquerque at the NM State Fairgrounds.
> Gunther
> > Gebel Williams put on an incredible show with
> both
> > his elephants and his big cats. The faigrounds
> are
> > a considerable distance from the Santa Fe yard
> > where the train was parked. As we drove home
> down
> > Central Ave (Rte 66,) we passed the procession
> of
> > elephants walking down the street. There was
> > Gunther leading the elephants with his head
> heald
> > high and an exultant look on his face, something
> I
> > will never forget.
>
> Well, cool for Gunther. How about the elephants?
> Did they look happy? Knowing that they were going
> back to a cage, rather than the Serengeti?


Like they get to walk down Rte.66 in Africa? They were certainly safe from ivory poachers and farmers with rifles.