I cannot think of any other sphere of business or any other profeession where amateurs, emotionally unbalanced people and self appointed critics are allowed such influence and political impact. No sane specialist on domesticated elephants would condone them being released into the wild without a carefully worked out rehabilitation programme. What was the objective of the whole operation if not to subdue huffed emotions, follow personal agendas and political solutions. It's about time this country woke up to the fact that animal matters must be in the hands of professional people that are sincerely concerned with the fate of the animals. These are available on this site with the appropriate code word if you are an EMOA member.
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