Comments on: Elephant bliss http://www.ashleycecil.com/2007/05/08/elephant-bliss Painting with a Cause Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:07:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Ashley Cecil http://www.ashleycecil.com/2007/05/08/elephant-bliss/comment-page-1#comment-23048 Ashley Cecil Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:44:23 +0000 http://www.ashleycecil.com/2007/05/08/elephant-bliss/#comment-23048 Yup, remind me to add a digital pic of this one to my ImageKind account (see the right sidebar button that says "custom order affordable prints here"). Yup, remind me to add a digital pic of this one to my ImageKind account (see the right sidebar button that says “custom order affordable prints here”).

]]> By: Erin http://www.ashleycecil.com/2007/05/08/elephant-bliss/comment-page-1#comment-23047 Erin Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:25:39 +0000 http://www.ashleycecil.com/2007/05/08/elephant-bliss/#comment-23047 Is there a way to get a print of this? or any others not listed on your print pages? Is there a way to get a print of this? or any others not listed on your print pages?

]]> By: Ashley Cecil http://www.ashleycecil.com/2007/05/08/elephant-bliss/comment-page-1#comment-2185 Ashley Cecil Wed, 09 May 2007 14:29:06 +0000 http://www.ashleycecil.com/2007/05/08/elephant-bliss/#comment-2185 Good point Amy. No one asked the elephants if they'd like to perform in a circus or live in a cramped zoo. I'm sure there's a need for many more Elephant Sanctuaries, unfortunately. Good point Amy. No one asked the elephants if they’d like to perform in a circus or live in a cramped zoo. I’m sure there’s a need for many more Elephant Sanctuaries, unfortunately.

]]> By: Ellen http://www.ashleycecil.com/2007/05/08/elephant-bliss/comment-page-1#comment-2184 Ellen Wed, 09 May 2007 14:19:53 +0000 http://www.ashleycecil.com/2007/05/08/elephant-bliss/#comment-2184 Hi Ashley, That's great! Thanks so much for your support! Ellen Hi Ashley, That’s great! Thanks so much for your support! Ellen

]]> By: Amy http://www.ashleycecil.com/2007/05/08/elephant-bliss/comment-page-1#comment-2182 Amy Wed, 09 May 2007 14:16:21 +0000 http://www.ashleycecil.com/2007/05/08/elephant-bliss/#comment-2182 That's great! You wrote, "Apparently, elephants are, literally, a huge problem when they’re no longer of use in a circus, or they cannot stay at their zoo." Elephants are not the problem. The problem is the horrible life of elephants in circuses and the inadequacy of almost all elephant exhibits in zoos. Circuses are incredibly cruel to elephants; a number of animal welfare organizations, for example, are suing Ringling for their treatment of their elephants. As for zoos, elephants die much younger in zoos than they do in the wild, even though in captivity they safe from poaching and droughts and receive the "best" veterinary care. Part of the Sanctuary's mission is to educate people about elephants and to create a new model for keeping them in captivity. Anyway, sorry to go on but I just wanted to make sure that was clear. Many thanks for your painting, your donation and publicizing the Sanctuary! Amy That’s great!

You wrote, “Apparently, elephants are, literally, a huge problem when they’re no longer of use in a circus, or they cannot stay at their zoo.”

Elephants are not the problem. The problem is the horrible life of elephants in circuses and the inadequacy of almost all elephant exhibits in zoos. Circuses are incredibly cruel to elephants; a number of animal welfare organizations, for example, are suing Ringling for their treatment of their elephants. As for zoos, elephants die much younger in zoos than they do in the wild, even though in captivity they safe from poaching and droughts and receive the “best” veterinary care. Part of the Sanctuary’s mission is to educate people about elephants and to create a new model for keeping them in captivity.

Anyway, sorry to go on but I just wanted to make sure that was clear. Many thanks for your painting, your donation and publicizing the Sanctuary!

Amy

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