Councilwoman Shahana Hanif (D-Brooklyn) introduced legislation that would force the Bronx Zoo to give up the Big Apple’s last remaining elephants.
this past week by Democratic Councilwoman Shahana Hanif in essence would ban elephant captivity citywide by requiring the animals to have habitats of at least 15 acres — which don’t exist in the city. It would also prohibit elephants from being bred, rode on, being used for “educational or commercial exhibitions” or made to do labor.Hanif
“to finally ban elephant capacity in New York City because “studies have shown elephants are emotionally complex and suffer deeply in inadequate encloses.”Universal Images Group via Getty Imagesnews outlet that if passed, the new bill would be the first elephant captivity ban in the U.S “and I think it’s an important step to helping end elephant suffering.”
However, the Wildlife Conservation Society, which runs Bronx Zoo, said the legislation is “full of general, boilerplate language regarding elephants, references issues that are not relevant and does not consider our
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