by Windy Borman | Jul 22, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Below is the press release from Catherine Doyle, the elephant Campaign Director at In Defense of Animals: Feds Slap Los Angeles Zoo with Fine in Death of Elephant http://www.savezooelephants.com/news_releases_10.html FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 20, 2009 USDA cites...
by Windy Borman | Jul 21, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from Soraida and FAE
Soraida Salwala, founder of the Friends of the Asian Elephant, continues her fight to protect Thai Elephants, this time by testifying against the President of Wildlife Fund Thailand. In an email to Windy Borman, Soriada writes: The wildlife merchant is the president...
by Windy Borman | Jul 18, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
The Animal Rights 2009 National Conference is in LA from July 16-20. So far, I’ve met some amazing animal activists and supporters and am pleased with the content I’ve seen and heard about elephants. Two of the projects I’d like to highlight are:...
by Windy Borman | Jul 12, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Three leading animal protection organizations – Born Free USA, People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PeTA) and In Defense of Animals (IDA) – are joining forces to oppose the pending move of two African elephants, Kallie and Bette, from the Philadelphia Zoo to...
by Windy Borman | Jul 11, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
In case you thought only African Elephants needed to fear poachers and ivory dealers, please read the following excerpts from a June 18, 2009 article by Sarah Janicke: “Thailand has consistently been identified as one of the world’s top five countries most...
