https://www.freebunka.com/home daily 1.0 2023-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6280f68033208a366cb1e98c/1652712472891-HQ2EIU040C226ELRCS8Q/unsplash-image-PGk_GWHicQ0.jpg home - Elephants suffer in captivity Elephants are highly intelligent and social animals. They experience considerable physical suffering and psychological distress as a result of being confined in zoo enclosures. This manifests in exhibiting unnatural and repetitive (stereotypic) behaviour, higher infant mortality, and reduced lifespans. Zoos cannot address the needs of elephants adequately due to lack of space, stimulation and often dedicated care https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6280f68033208a366cb1e98c/2291b98f-bbff-4a00-a759-1ebf43a9bae5/En_28MQXMAshmPD.jfif home - The world increasingly recognises the needs of captive elephants In recent years, from Pakistan and Argentina to Alaska, Canada and the United States, legal systems are begining to recognise that captive animals, especially elephants, have rights and are entitled to better lives in keeping with their nature. In response, sanctuaries are expanding to offer alternatives and educate a growing audience about the plight of captive elephants in zoos https://www.freebunka.com/about-bunka daily 0.75 2022-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6280f68033208a366cb1e98c/86e07b3e-49ea-40cd-9ae6-131840eeea44/zoo.png about Bunka - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6280f68033208a366cb1e98c/1196d66c-230a-4be0-9d2e-76d7c5623f49/Bunka+with+his+mother%2C+Malka%2C+in+Tbilisi+shortly+before+he+was+moved+to+Yerevan+Zoo+in+2014.jfif about Bunka - My mother is Malka I was born in captivity in Tbilisi Zoo in 2007. My mother is called Malka haven’t seen her since I was 7 years old when I was taken away from her in to live alone in Yerevan zoo. My father, Bacho, like many elephants in captivity, died early. My mother shares a barren concrete enclosure with Grand the elephant. Grand was initially held in Yerevan but developed poor physical and mental health so he was brought to Tbilisi zoo and I was sent to a life of loneliness in Yerevan as his replacement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6280f68033208a366cb1e98c/f20a63ba-736f-46d5-a052-795ccc51ba8f/vova_742.jpeg about Bunka - An elephant’s graveyard Yerevan Zoo has a history of sadness for my kind. In 1970 Vova could not stand his loneliness any more so he escaped. A tank was sent to stop him and he was shot dead. In 2007 Candy arrived from a Moscow circus and ‘was’ married to Grand, the new resident male. But she died a young death in the zoo in 2013. Grand was alone and in terrible pain from his infected teeth. So he came to Tbilisi for surgery and I replaced him. What will my fate be? https://www.freebunka.com/captivity daily 0.75 2022-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6280f68033208a366cb1e98c/45b69991-7c5a-445e-b0f1-7b6d35c3c91a/Denmark+1+%C2%A9+Jo-Anne+McArthur%2C+Born+Free+1600+wide.jpg captivity - Elephants in zoos: a legacy of shame A powerful Born Free report exposes the reality of elephants exploited in captivity, and calls on zoos to become elephant-free. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6280f68033208a366cb1e98c/01f4a743-2b7a-41a3-8335-94c7c128f259/Asha+Nat+Geo.jpg captivity ‘Nothing to do, nowhere to go’: What happens when elephants live alone - NatGeo Research shows that solitary confinement is damaging to the human brain. 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