Activists angry as Joburg Zoo takes on two new elephants, despite protests

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The elephants were sold to Joburg Zoo in a deal done behind closed doors.

Two elephants have been relocated from the Eastern Cape to the Joburg Zoo despite petitions against the move that have 300,000 signatures, and a letter from leading elephant management experts.Two free-roaming elephants from the Eastern Cape have been relocated to a small, barren enclosure in Joburg Zoo.management experts to break the cycle of captivity.

"GDARD and the Johannesburg Zoo have clearly worked together to hide the truth from the public," they say. No comment was received on when the permits were finally issued. The elephants arrived in Johannesburg on Thursday June 13. Brett Mitchell, chairman of the Elephant Reintegration Trust , says it is a disaster waiting to happen.

 

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