The Elephant Sanctuary exists for two reasons. To provide a haven for old, sick or needy elephants in a setting of green pastures, old-growth forests, spring-fed ponds and a heated barn for cold winter nights. And to provide education about the crisis facing these social, sensitive, passionately intense, playful, complex, exceedingly intelligent and endangered creatures.
"Carol Buckley" is a specialist in the trauma recovery and on-going physical care of captive elephants.
From 1974 to the present, Buckley has been responsible for and responsive to elephants: caring for them, living with them, transporting them, spending nights out in the habitat with them, advocating for them, playing with them,http://www.carolbuckley.com/elevisions/?p=980, "While daydreaming about Tarra", "
I recalled our first romp on a pristine beach in Santa Barbara, CA. Tarra was a spunky youngster, small by elephant standards, full of playful energy. It was early morning, the sun was just lighting up the southern California sky and the beach was surprisingly empty. Like kids off on a grand adventure we climbed over the dunes that divided the highway from the beach beyond. Tarra sunk to her knees in the dry sand with each gangly step, leaving cavernous holes in her wake.
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More Carol Buckley on Wikipedia.We had to build a new barn and new fencing and be ready to house and feed guests who eat an awful lot and are coming to stay.
Lack of space is the reason for most of the ailments that captive elephants are suffering from.
It's how you deal with it mentally.
We are pleased that the USDA enforced their regulations. We are also pleased that the elephants were released to the sanctuary where they can live out the remainder of their lives in a more natural setting.
It is disappointing that elephants live in zoos and circuses, chained for days and months on end, forced to live in restricted spaces with no resemblance of anything natural. They simply exist to entertain the public. The Sanctuary elephants have freedom to do what they want, when they want, where they want. The decisions that are made about their lives are theirs to make.
The whole process should have been filled with excitement and anticipation, ... but the whole process has been push, push, push because we wanted to make sure we saved these elephants. The bottom line is the [U.S. Department of Agriculture] and Hawthorn Corporation are completely responsible for the outcome and future of those elephants. We have no control or influence on them coming here.
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