Africam Safari Zoo, Puebla, Mexico - Elephants Swaying

This video was shot by Dallas City Councilmember Angela Hunt while on a fact-finding trip to Africam Zoo in Puebla, Mexico. In the video, the Asian elephants on display sway constantly - a sign of stress, boredom, and hopelessness.

The City of Dallas plans to send its lone African elephant, Jenny, to the Africam Zoo in the near-future. Angela opposes this decision, and wants to send Jenny to The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee.

For more information:
http://www.elephants.com (The Elephant Sanctuary)
http://www.africamsafari.com.mx (Africam Safari Zoo)

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• elephant
• zoo
• Mexico
• Africam
• Safari
• Jenny
• swaying
• weaving
• Dallas

[redshift71388]

Wow, this is propaganda at its finest. Using situational clips to try to persuade everyone. You've even got people here doing the whole pro-America thing here, saying that this safari is bad because it's not in America. I've been to Africam Zoo many times and never seen this behavior. This one may have been stressed due to temporary confinement from medical issues, behavioral problems, etc. Africam Zoo is one of the best places outside of the wild for animals.

[fcg1973]

Angela: How dare u to publish only the worst pictures u could find on your way to Africam zoo! That's not the whole picture! Show everyone why Africam is the best place for Jenny.

I've been there and it is not like you are trying to prove it to the people.

Stop turning this into a political and racial problem because it is NOT!!!

And this goes to all those who keeps on writing like elephant experts: Stop crying and let the zoos deal with this. They know what's best for Jenny, not YOU!!!

[kornygerm]

i seen videos of this safair and it looks actually pretty good and the animal are happy(everyone can interpret that in many ways) but just because its in Mexico doesnt mean its bad people..

[GabbyDontTouchThat]

You arrogant bitch.

[libelulaone]

¡Que animal tan hermoso!

En ese lugar, tienen un espacio muy grande y se entra en auto.

Gracias por ponerlo

[luxuriousmx]

shut you fucking dirty mauth pendejete cerdo mirate a un espejo pendejo anormal.

[cherdt2000]

Can somebody please explain why it's a horrible place? Or does Mexican simply equal Horrible for you guys?

[ginnywilson]

Tennessee elephant sanctuary

Just punch it in on your computer-

all the information is right there-even the webcam -watch 24hrs a day if you want --

It's amazing!

[jigsaw1096]

Does anyone actually know how big the area Jenny the Elephant will be in if she does go to Tennesee

[SuthnGrrl]

I took my kids to the Dallas Zoo and was not impressed with the small enclosures and the "run down" feel. I actually left sick to my stomach after seeing Jenny. The kids said "Mommy, look a dancing elephant!" and it was because Jenny, too, acts like the elephants above, swaying and not knowing what to do with herself in the small quarters. I felt guilty for paying to take my kids there, like I contributed to them keeping her. I will not be visiting anymore zoos with them. I felt horrible.