Elephant Jenny in 7/21/08 Dallas Observer. Cross Post Okay

July 22, 2008

Bravo, Dallas Observer! Read

the July 21, 2008 entry of The Dallas' Observer's "Unfair Park" in

which Angela Hunt herorically retorts to Steve Blow's biased and

untruthful attack on her from yesterday in "Jenny, Jenny, Who Can You Turn To? Why, Angela Hunt, Actually."

Article: http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2008/07/jenny_jenny_who_can_you_turn_t.phpThanks

also to the Observer for publishing a Concerned Citizen for Jenny

member letter (below) to the Editor from our own Beverly Perry in their

current news stand issue. CCFJ members are getting the truth into

print to persuade the citizens of Dallas, who own Jenny. That's

right. Dallas citizens own Jenny, not the Zoo. So, we should be able

to have a voice in deciding where she goes. And we don't want her to

go to Mexico, where animals have no animal welfare law protection.Dallas Observer LTE on "Pack a Trunk," by Spencer Campbell from July 3

"Elephant Hell"

The story of Jenny the elephant is making me lose a lot of sleep. I

am not an animal activist, nor am I a member of an organization, nor am

I a vegetarian. However, eight years ago I experienced a week in Mexico

that I just can't forget. I was working in a medical clinic in a small

town in Mexico. I was there to train a group of surgeons on LASIK

techniques. It was a terribly hot week. Across from the clinic in an

open field was a traveling circus. Every day I watched as I passed and

noted that two elephants were staked to the ground and were not in a

cage. I watched in horror as the circus employee pulled each chained

leg out and hammered the large metal stake in the ground. The reason

was to keep the animal off balance and unable to steady himself enough

to move. It would be a difficult pose for me to hold, much less for the

period of time I witnessed. The sad creatures were kept in the horrible

position in the extreme hot sun, with no shade and no water. They were

tortured this way every day for the duration of the entire day until

showtime. I imagine they were made to sleep in the terrible position. I

asked the owner of the clinic if authorities could be called. His

simple reply was that "animals do not have rights in Mexico."

So why would the Dallas Zoo send an animal to Mexico? Thank you,

Dallas Zoo, for making my Mexico elephant nightmares return. B.

Perry, DallasBrava, Beverly! Write a Dallas Observer LTE

commenting on why we need to send Jenny to The Elephant Sanctuary in TN

and NOT a "drive-thru" tourist attraction in Mexico. Dallas Observer LTE: http://www.dallasobserver.com/feedback/add/1031809 Please attend our CCFJ "SAVE JENNY" Rally on July 27,

1-2 PM at the Dallas Zoo's R.L. Thornton Freeway entrance by the

giraffe statue. And, bring a friend or your own animal group with you

to speak for Jenny. Transportation is available on DART.Thank you.Margaret MorinFounder, Concerned Citizens for Jennywww.concernedcitizensforjenny.netJoin:

http://pets.concernedcitizensforjenny/