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PETA Protests Oregon Wildlife Park's Car-Washing Elephants


Offbeat  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, elephants, car wash, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 61 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
The car-washing elephants at an Oregon wildlife park don't really get your car very clean -- but that's not the reason PETA wants the park to stop using them.
Comments

Gorilly Girl (369)
Friday October 30, 2009, 8:55 am
Why do people commence upon making wild animals do stupid shit????

Big Gorilly Hugs
 

Marilyn K. (10)
Friday October 30, 2009, 2:15 pm
I don't understand how in this day and age it is legal to abuse animals. It is abuse to force an elephant to wash cars or anything else to entertain for monetary gain. Peta should concentrate on lobbying the politicans to protect all animals against abuse and being bred for monetary gain.

Animlas do contribute to the betterment of our society such as guide dogs, military dogs, police dogs, drug sniffing dogs, guard dogs, companion animals, monkeys that help the paralyzed. The less domesticated animals should be allowed to live out their lives in their own habitats.

We, as so called civilized people should have some mercy.
 

Cheryl Ulrich (15)
Friday October 30, 2009, 5:20 pm
I'm with you guys ! ( Marilyn and Gorilly Girl and PETA ) And I believe you CAN get a 2 ton animal to do what you want , if you chain it up and beat on it long enough ! :(
 

Kathy C. (263)
Friday October 30, 2009, 7:09 pm
PETA and I have a difference of opinion on some things.
But I totally agree with them on this one.
 

CaroleNoEmails NO EMAILS (47)
Saturday October 31, 2009, 3:45 pm
If it were a child or group of children chained up and being forced to clean these cars (i.e. child labour), there'd be uproar and no hesitation in taking those responsible to court.
 

David B. (18)
Tuesday November 3, 2009, 7:22 pm
you got that right Gorilly. and who would get the blame if something happened and one of the elephants hurt someone,in one of the cars or smashed a car? everyonewould be in a uproar blaming the elephants!!and watching the elephant have to go thru that was bad enough,but listening to the bimbo giggle her way thru the whole clip!! o m g ! thanks Cher!
 
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