One very obvious indication elephants don't do well in captivity is the fact that zoos are having so much trouble breeding them.
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It's especially concerning when a celebrity keeps wild animals as that promotes the whole concept of wild animals as pets to the public.Lisa Wathne
It looks like a dilapidated roadside zoo. The animals have no enrichment of any kind. They are deprived of everything that's natural to them.
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I think at the very least, the United States Department of Agriculture should impose a fine and take every measure possible that this kind of action will never happen again.
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Having needles poked in them are things that the animals would not experience naturally. This can hardly be called 'enrichment' to the animals.
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We're pleased that they (USDA inspectors) did go out there but still feel cautious about this situation because the regulations that the USDA enforces are minimum, and I emphasize minimum. In cases where they declare that there are no violations of the Animal Welfare Act, animals can still be languishing in really abysmal conditions.
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