Dallas Zoo Elephant Jenny - Lily Tomlin PSA - ConcernedCitizensforJenny.net

[darlingsapphire1]

This has to be one of the worst cases of elephants suffering in zoos. Zoos must

turn themselves into sanctuaries for all the animals. Normally elephants do not

sway continually like that. Anyway an elephant's life is not to be kept prisoner on a

small plot of land. she needs to be with her own kind.

[LightingDavid]

This animal's behavior does not resemble twiddling fingers. It resembles a human that has emotional issues and obsessively rocks back and forth. It resembles the pacing behavior that captive animals exhibit.

[hferal88]

this video is very ignorant...

[muttcentral]

@hferal88: how so?

[hferal88]

@muttcentral it is ignorant to assume that because she is watching this animals behavior it's because she is painfully bored and mistreated. Coming from someone with hands-on zoo experience, working with elephants, this animals behavior is no different than a human who twiddles their fingers when not busy. We have an elephant that does the same thing that this elephant is doing out of amusement. We give him mass amounts of enrichment everyday, but he will still sometimes spend 20 mins swaying.

[crystavo]

I'm happy to report that the Dallas Zoo has opened a new section called the Savannah in the Wilds of Africa section. The elephants have a much larger and more natural habitat and look so much happier.

[merrywriter1]

Jenny needs to go to the Elephant Sanctuary because she is alone and in very small quarters for an elephant. Attention, toys and treats do NOT make up for this. She needs to roam and have the company of her own kind.

[shanoonigans]

Actually, Lilly knows nothing of this animal and the pool, toys, treats, and everyday attention and enrichment she gets

[kdennis86]

you are an idiot!!!!!!! that was the dumbest thing i've ever heard! you're sick

[floridalawlady]

Good for Lily Tomlin. Saw her years ago in a one-act stand-up in Dallas "Intelligent Life . . ." Amazing woman.

[floridalawlady]

correction -- not "one-act" but "one-woman" show.

[merrywriter1]

Thank you for lending your activism to this poor cramped, captive and mistreated soul. Shame on the Dallas zoo for not letting her go to the sancturary in TN.

[merrywriter1]

Thank you for lending your activism to this poor cramped, captive and mistreated soul. Shame on the Dallas zoo for not letting her go to the sancturary in TN.

[shanoonigans]

How often have you seen this animal? have you worked with her, or do you know about the attantion and treats and toys she gets everyday?

[merrywriter1]

I have only SEEN this ele on YouTube and know little but that she needs to get out of where she is.

[hetnhdf]

your kidding me right shouldnt you be helping like a poor family make it in life somewhere in africa insted of worring about an elephant WHAT R U NUTZ!!!