Toronto's zoo Elephants

The Toronto Zoo board had decided to move the elephants to an AZA approved zoo. The Toronto zoo board also passed a motion by chair Joe Torzsok that would allow sending the elephants to a sanctuary if a suitable zoo ca not be found. Alain Fafard who is a director of Granby Zoo wants to bring the Toronto elephants to this zoo. Granby Zoo had renovated its elephant enclosure in 2006. The zoo has more than 7,000-square-metres of outdoor play area with a graduated-depth pool for the elephants. Seven elephants have died at the Toronto Zoo since 1984 and after the death of Tara in 2009this exhibit is under debate to hold elephants.


I believe that the elephants should be moved to a different zoo. If 8 elephants have died in less than 25 years at Toronto zoo something is wrong. The Granby zoo is a great facility for the animals. The Granby zoo already has to elephants that live there and is an established zoo for elephants. I strongly think that the Toronto zoo should give their elephants to the Granby zoo.