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We were right, zoos were wrong: Elephants better off

 in Uncategorized  tagged Animal Behaviour / animal welfare / AZA / CAZA / elephant welfare / elephants / PAWS / sanctuary / toronto / Toronto zoo / zoo / zoocheck

by Barry Kent MacKay Now that emotive rhetoric has faded and the third anniversary fast approaches, let us pause to think about what happened three years ago this fall. Toronto Zoo had three African elephants: Toka, Iringa, and zoo-born Thika. Last year, Iringa, who had arrived with serious, increasingly painful […]

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Another zoo bites the dust

 in Uncategorized  tagged animal training / animal welfare / Bowmanville / CAZA / circus animals / Exotic Animals / exotics / OSPCA Act / roadside zoo / zoo

by Barry Kent MacKay Earworm: noun: a song or melody that keeps repeating in one’s mind. That’s how Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary defines it, and it fits the experience I had when I heard the news that the Bowmanville Zoo was permanently shutting down at the end of this season. And, […]