Retired U.S. game show host Bob Barker stands beside Lucy, the Edmonton Valley Zoo's Asian elephant, on Thursday. (CBC)
Retired U.S. game show host Bob Barker stands beside Lucy, the Edmonton Valley Zoo's Asian elephant, on Thursday. (CBC)
Canadian actor William Shatner is calling for the City of Edmonton to move Lucy the Asian elephant out of the city-run Valley Zoo, a major animal rights group announced Tuesday.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonton/story/2009/09/08/edmonton-shatner-lucy-elephant-zoo.html
I thought this was going to be a long joke. It is.
Somewhere along the line, Bob must’ve raffled off his brains. Anything less than a nickle and the price would be right.
Why doesn’t Bob Barker cough up more of his own money to pay for these examinations? I can understand that people might be attached to this animal but there comes a point where if you have limited resources, as is the case with most zoos, you just can’t justify spending money if it will not genuinely help the animal.
I’m coming late to this story, but it seems that the main issue is that she lives alone and that is adding to her deteriorating health.
Why doesn’t the zoo get another elephant or 2 (since it seems like she may die soon). If they can’t afford 2 elephants, then they shouldn’t have elephants at their zoo.
LOL! Methinks poor Lucy is a reflection of Canada’s health care system.
Good for you Bob. Release that poor creature.
Bob Barker is a fool, who would have thought, eh? Anyone who thinks PETA is actually for animals is a fool.
If this was in the USA, Cass Sunstein would be getting that poor elephant a lawyer to represent her! What would be the point in moving an ailing elephant anyway?
>>”...animal sanctuary in California...”
The climate might be better for elephants, there, but the smog is not.
Furthermore, California bids fair to be the first State to “go feral.” If so, she may very well end up as elephant tacos.
DG
Reduce the activist population...neuter Bob Barker today!
Reduce the activist population...neuter Bob Barker today!