Top 10 worst zoos for elephants
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E-mail idausa.org, October 18, 2014
St. Louis Zoo, Missouri
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Elephants continue to suffer at this zoo, which has made repeated appearances on IDA's "10 Worst Zoos" for elephants list. Asian elephant Clara was euthanized at age 54, after suffering for years from crippling arthritis and chronic foot disease, the result of decades spent in the zoo's tiny exhibit. Clara's companion Pearl continues to languish at the zoo, becoming increasingly debilitated. In 2007, Jade was born, but rejected by her mother, Rani. Another elephant, Sri, has survived despite her failure to expel a fetus that died in utero in Nov. 2005. In 2008, young Jade was struck by the deadly elephant herpesvirus but managed to survive, though she suffered a relapse in Dec. 2009. Half-sister Maliha has tested positive for the disease but did not show clinical signs.
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