⚡️ACTION FOR ZIMBABWE'S BABY ELEPHANTS!⚡️
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To: kaufer@tripadvisor.com
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Subject: 24 baby elephants shipped to Chimelong Safari Camp from
Zimbabwe
Dear CEO Kaufer,
You may know about the 24 baby elephants shipped to Chimelong Safari Camp
from Zimbabwe. These babies were much too young to leave their mothers so
brutally without weaning. The females should remain with their mothers
throughout their lives. They spent 8 months in captivity growing weaker from
malnourishment and shock; some did not make it. It was reported that the mothers
approached the pens crying for their babies. Wildlife inspectors were not
permitted to inspect them. They arrived in China with what could only be
bullhook wounds inflicted during the flight and from all reports and photos,
underweight and dehydrated.
These babies are in no way prepared to be on their own as they will be in
China. They will undergo cruel, brutal training where they will be 'broken', an
agonizing process both physically and emotionally to teach them tricks, such as
standing on their heads amongst others, which should never be demanded of
elephants. Their lives will be dramatically cut short, and the probability of
behavioral problems developing is almost inevitable.
I question why you show Chimelong Safari Camp as a wonderful place, while
the elephants and many other animals there live lives of torment? The pictures
of the elephants' tiny pens are horrific. They normally roam 20-100 miles in the
wild.
While I usually have faith in your reviews, I know for a fact that the ones
of Chimelong are inaccurate, and the animals are in abject misery. Generally,
your reviews are honest and reliable but in this case, they are completely
inaccurate.
Please, look at your policy with regards to wild captive animals. The world
is in an uproar over the atrocity involved in the killing of Cecil. Now more and
more attention is focused on these elephants. We, along with many other
conservation groups from all corners of the globe are pressurizing the UN to
investigate CITES' handling of this criminal trade deal.
Therefore, I respectfully ask you to reexamine your approval of Chimelong.
China's record on treatment of animals is very poor. You have the power to help
change the future of these unfortunate victims of human greed and corruption,
and with regards to your business, integrity and honesty are paramount to
positive reviews. Sadly, in the case of Chimelong, you've made an error that can
only perpetuate suffering. We urge you to use your influence for the good of
these animals.
Sincerely :
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