Edmonton Zoo was just rated one of the top ten worst for elephants in the WORLD.

Her expenses will be paid to be examined and relocated, we just need the support of the public to demand this happen.

I was recently at PAWS in California and spoke with the founder Ed Stewart. Ed is confident Lucy can be moved, it is not an issue of money, all the expenses will be covered by his Organization. The resistance the lobbying has is too familiar to him. They are the same arguments he faced when finally being permitted to move the Toronto elephants to his sanctuary. (He was told they were too old, too ill, too weak). The fact is, they won't even consider moving Lucy because it's an issue of pride now. Edmonton, Alberta has extreme weather even for the toughest, but for a lone elephant, minus -15 degree (celsius) is torture. Please sign.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM_tJimNjLU

 “Lucy, the solitary elephant at the Edmonton zoo under the care of veterinarian Milton Ness, lives in a mental and physical slum. Ness thinks that since she has been separated from any elephants for six years now, she loves human beings instead. She lives “a pretty full and complete life and is very happy here,” he says. Unfortunately for Edmonton’s zoo, Ness is no Brigitte Bardot and can’t make this argument remotely sexy or credible. Perhaps he cares deeply for animals but you couldn’t tell listening to him.” – MacLeans Magazine

http://www.macleans.ca/authors/barbara-amiel/the-canadian-slums-no-one-is-talking-about/

“EDMONTON - An international animal rights organization has inducted the Edmonton Valley Zoo into its “Hall of Shame” for being one of the worst zoos for elephants in the world."

"In Defense of Animals, based in San Rafael, Calif., said Monday the zoo is one of the worst repeat offenders and has not made progress in improving conditions for Lucy, its lone elephant. “Every day that Lucy is at the Edmonton Valley Zoo, she is under great duress and danger,” said Toni Frohoff, a scientist with the organization. She specializes in elephants. “This is very poor education for the public. Lucy is a shell of an elephant and the zoo continues to condone her suffering.”

"The controversy surrounding the aging elephant has raged for years. Animal activists argue that because elephants are social animals, Lucy shouldn’t be kept alone in captivity. Lucy has been alone since the zoo sent away her companion of 18 years, an elephant named Samantha, in 2007.
Edmonton’s cold climate — drastically different from the tropical one in Sri Lanka, where Lucy was born — is especially cruel, Frohoff said".

"Frohoff said the zoo has refused previous offers from veterinarians and elephant specialist to come to Edmonton to treat Lucy, free of charge.
Lucy was first brought to the zoo when she was two-years-old and has been there for the past 37 years. This isn’t the first time the Edmonton Valley Zoo has found itself on the organization’s list."

"In 2013, it was listed as the second worst zoo for elephants in the world. It previously held the No. 1 spot for 2012 and 2011. The zoo first debuted on the list in 2010 at No. 2."  - Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Animal+rights+group+says+Edmonton+Valley+worst+world+elephants/10723143/story.html

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Thank you.

Kelly Fredrick