(Source: PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) PETA Calls On Zoo to End Old-Style 'Free Contact' System and Manage Elephants in a Safer Way For Immediate Release: October 30, 2014 Contact: David Perle 202-483-7382 Pittsburgh - Today, PETA sent a letter to Pittsburgh Zoo President and CEO Dr. Barbara Baker asking her to end the zoo's practice of using dogs to "herd" resident elephants. Video footage of the practice shows elephants displaying obvious signs of distress, including flapping their ears and trumpeting, as they're chased and apparently nipped by dogs at the command of zoo staff. In addition to the obvious stress that this causes the elephants, the dogs are in...
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