Shirley and Jenny: Two Elephants Reunited After More Than 20 Years

Not a new story but worth watching again and again! So amazingly touching - the story of Shirley and Jenny, two crippled elephants reunited at The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee after a 22-year separation. The bonding was immediate, intense and unforgettable between the two former circus elephants. But long after the cameras were turned off, the wondrous moments would continue...

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[SwellGalMary]

"I don't know whose the first to put a chain on her but I'm glad I'm the last to take it off."

[sunsdomain]

to see a man of color saying "no more chains, free at last" .... just hits me in the solar plexus.

[John Booker]

After watching this I have to say that I am going to cut back on my "Big Game Hunts" as well as the Exotic Hunts I go on monthly. Thanks. P.S. I don't read any replies sent to me so please don't try to change my new found reasoning.

[byline7844]

and now I am crying too. Thank you for this beautiful story with a happy ending.

[tedmuss]

me too..

[hairyscotman]

I'm crying like a baby....

[markusishere]

Ban circuses that keep animals. Never visit them, ever. Tell your kids why. Show them this.

[markusishere]

Show this to anyone saying animals have no feelings. If this ain't love, I don't know what is.

[Kristen David]

Ohhhhh gerd here comes the tears

[John Kutsch]

Why are we killing these things again - oh yeah, so some chinese can have ivory chopsticks - that makes sense

[missmuggledetector]

This is so beautiful. God bless that man and the elephants.