Contact info:In remberance of Calle, a 37-year old Asian elephant, killed by a life in captivity, euthanized by the San Francisco Zoo

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Sunday, May 09, 2004 11:28 PM

FW: In remberance of Calle, a 37-year old Asian elephant, killed by a life in captivity, euthanized by the San Francisco Zoo

 

 

Please write or endorse my letter and please spread the word, thank you

Maria, Brussels

To :

- The Honorable Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco

Mayor Gavin NewsomCity Hall, Room 2001 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett PlaceSan Francisco, CA 94102Telephone: (415) 554-6141TDD: (415) 252-3107Fax: (415) 554-6160Email:

gavin.newsom @ sfgov.org (remove 2 spaces)

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- Fiona Ma, San Francisco Board of Supervisors

 

 

Fiona Ma - District 4City Hall1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244San Francisco, CA 94102-4689(415) 554-7460 - voice(415) 554-7432 - faxFiona.Ma @ sfgov.org (remove 2 spaces)--------------------------

- Matt Gonzalez, President San Francisco Board of Supervisors

Matt Gonzalez - District 5City Hall1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244San Francisco, CA 94102-4689(415) 554-7630 - voice(415) 554-7634 - fax

Matt.Gonzalez @ sfgov.org (remove 2 spaces)

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- Manuel Mollinedo, Director San Francisco Zoo

 

 

Manuel Mollinedo

San Francisco Zoo1 Zoo RoadSan Francisco, CA. 94132Telephone: (415) 753-7080TTY Tel: (415) 753-8141manuel @ sszoo.org (remove 2 spaces)

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Dear Madam, dear Sirs,

As San Francisco Zoo cannot assure a humanely housing for its elephants, (no facilities to provide them with environments that fulfil their most basic needs), we beg you to release Tinkerbelle, Maybelle and Lulu from captivity.

Please let them spend the remainder of their natural lives at a sanctuary where they can play in ponds and forage through hundreds of acres of lush vegetation!

Because, dear Madam, dear Sirs, elephant Calle did not die from tuberculosis, she died of a unsuitable life in captivity….She could have been saved if she had gone some years ago to a good sanctuary. And we all know that lack of exercise and long hours standing on hard surfaces are major contributors to foot infections and arthritis , which are the leading causes of death among captive elephants.

It’s too late now for Calle, but you can save her companions! Please have mercy on the remaining animals and let them go before they become ill as well and have to be killed. Please close the elephant exhibit of San Francisco Zoo!

Please be compassionate, thank you.

Awaiting your good news,

Yours sincerely,

Maria Borremans

B - 1030 Brussels (EU)

sb299871 @ skynet.be (remove 2 spaces)

 

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