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Call to keep elephants in ThailandJuly 6, 2006 - 9:45PM Australian zoos should reconsider their plans to import eight Asian elephants from Thailand, given widespread opposition to the idea, animal welfare groups say. RSPCA Australia, International Fund for Animal Welfare and Humane Society International say they have offered to find a solution that is in the best interests of the elephants. The elephants earmarked for Sydney's Taronga Zoo and the Melbourne Zoo are said to be in good condition at a quarantine station in Thailand. The elephants remain in quarantine at Kanchanaburi, in western Thailand, after an attempt to transport them to Bangkok Airport on June 6 was blocked by animal rights protesters. Despite negotiations between the Thai and Australian governments, the elephants' departure date is still unknown. "We encourage the zoos to work with us to help save the species in Thailand and find these eight animals sanctuary where they belong at home in Thailand," the groups said in a joint media statement. "Not one animal welfare or conservation organisation anywhere in the world has spoken out in favour of bringing the elephants to Australia. "If the zoos really care about these animals surely it is time for them to consider alternatives such as sending the elephants to a sanctuary in Thailand." Recent media reports said the zoos were considering legal action against the activists standing in their way. But a spokesman for the zoos, Mark Williams, said at the time that any talk of legal action to recover transport costs was "premature at best". Both zoos had complied with all the necessary regulations in bringing the elephants to Australia, Mr Williams said. © 2006 AAP |
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