Top 10 worst zoos for elephants
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Bowmanville Zoo, Bowmanville, Canada
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It's unusual for a zoo to make it on IDA's Hall of Shame after just one appearance on the "10 Worst Zoos" list, but the Bowmanville Zoo has earned this shameful distinction. As if housing a highly social female elephant all alone wasn't bad enough, the zoo made money off Limba for decades by using her in circuses, weddings, and any other gig in order to make a buck. In late 2013, the zoo rallied its fans to protest Limba's exclusion from a holiday parade while knowing that Limba was gravely ill, likely with cancer. Still, the zoo marched Limba through chilly, crowded streets and euthanized her two weeks later. Limba is the fifth elephant to die at Bowmanville in seven years, and the only one to make it past the age of 40.
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