Video: "Truth for Toronto Zoo Elephants - Save Toronto Zoo Elephants"
Description:
Stop the transfer of these elephants to a sanctuary with two tuberculosis deaths in 2 years and current active tuberculosis which was transmitted ON SITE from one elephant (now deceased) to another. These TB+ Asian elephants shared a barn with the African elephants for five years... the last African elephant to die, Ruby has had no cause of death ever determined and the sanctuary would not provide her tissue culture reports to the Toronto zoo, WHY?
Transcript:
- 0:00 - TUBERCULOSIS IS NOT FREEDOM
- 0:05 - Refuting Propaganda 2.0
- 0:10 - Why would anyone deliberately expose three healthy elephants to a deadly disease? In the name of a cause?
- 0:18 - And send them to a facility with proven tuberculosis transmission on site?
- 0:23 - [TRUTH] [LIES LIES LIES ...]
- 0:30 - Sometimes the TRUTH challenges what we want to believe in
- 0:35 - Toronto City Council Will force the Toronto Zoo Elephants to be moved to a sanctuary which has a scientifically proven tuberculosis risk in both its African and Asian herds. Why?
- 0:42 - What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they are extreme, but that they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say about their cause but what they say about their opponents.
- 0:48 - Is your animal rights cause more important than true animal welfare?
- 0:53 - We are not your post children
- 0:58 - We are not a trophy
- 1:03 - We are not your victory
- 1:08 - You have no right to risk our lives in the name of your self-righteous dogma
- 1:13 - To sentence us to death ... With your propaganda
- 1:20 - We are NOT your political pawns
- 1:25 - This is not animal welfare
- 1:30 - This is Animal Abuse
- 1:35 - There are safer alternatives. But your egos and your arrogance have more value than the truth. More value than our LIVES
- 1:40 - WE ARE NOT YOUR CAUSE
- 1:45 - Your politics, journalist degrees and environmental studies diplomas negate reality? Or is it your egos?
- 1:50 - SAVE THE TORONTO ZOO ELEPHANTS
- 1:55 - Say NO to tuberculosis!
- 2:00 - Say NO to any risk. Say NO to any exposure. Say NO to false animal activism. Say NO to TUBERCULOSIS
- 2:05 - [SAY NO TO TB]
- 2:10 - Zoos exploit animals? Think again
- 2:15 - TRUTH: PAWS DID NOT TELL TORONTO ZOO ABOUT THEIR TUBERCULOSIS CRISIS
- 2:22 - Before they signed a contract with the Toronto Zoo.
- 2:29 - Citizens had to prove it with USDA DOCUMENTS
- 2:38 - Dragging the truth out tooth and nail...
- 2:43 - To Save Our elephant's lives from the ignorance of politicians and animal rights dogma
- 2:51 - You only meant well? Why don't you take this risk With your own pets and loved ones?
- 3:00 - Tuberculosis risks exist at the sanctuary
- 3:08 - What is more important? Your cause? Or our lives?
- 3:16 - This is just what we need? TUBERCULOSIS, take a long hard look
- 3:25 - [FAIL] What right does this man have to risk our lives?
- 3:33 - ... because you are a self-proclaimed environmental activist? [WHO'S PLAYING GOD?] Zoos? Or politicians and activists?
- 3:42 - [SAY NO TO TUBERCULOSIS] We are NOT your victory
- 3:50 - We are not your trophy
- 3:56 - We are not your political pawns
- 4:02 - Or your bargaining chips...
- 4:06 - [DON'T BELIEVE THE LIES]
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