tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335571259608101671.post1882826592270041982..comments2023-12-04T10:49:20.628-05:00Comments on Possumlady Place: A prayer for Maggiepossumladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08060146825196164963noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335571259608101671.post-78649776137108817502007-06-09T21:00:00.000-04:002007-06-09T21:00:00.000-04:00Hi kgmom! Thanks for visiting. For me, I just happ...Hi kgmom! Thanks for visiting. For me, I just happened to watch the PBS Nature program called The Urban Elephant. I'm not sure when it originally aired, but I saw a replay of it in 2001 or 2002, the last 15 minutes of the program were devoted to Shirley and her eventual release to the Elephant Sanctuary. I was sobbing at the end of the program. I immediately went online to the Elephant Sanctuary and have been a faithful contributor since. <BR/><BR/>Thanks Mary, I will keep everyone posted on Maggie's welfare.possumladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060146825196164963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335571259608101671.post-75791481921960349352007-06-09T17:09:00.000-04:002007-06-09T17:09:00.000-04:00Thanks for this, Possumlady. I have always felt s...Thanks for this, Possumlady. I have always felt somewhat sad for elephants trapped and held captive at the circuses and zoos. I'll be thinking of Maggie and will you please keep us updated?Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335571259608101671.post-11954790132593593322007-06-09T09:45:00.000-04:002007-06-09T09:45:00.000-04:00Possumlady--I applaud your support of "free-range"...Possumlady--I applaud your support of "free-range" elephants (my term). I have a rather long story to tell you about this.<BR/>I teach college English & every year I assign students to read an article I choose, then summarize & react to it.<BR/>One year I chose the story about the elephants in the Chicago zoo, one of whom had died--Peaches--and how the other two were being moved.<BR/>One student did some research & found out about the Elephant Sanctuary & wrote about it.<BR/>I was so taken, that I looked up the Sanctuary, and have been supporting it with contributions since.<BR/>I LOVE ELEPHANTS, and think we humans are too too cruel by enslaving them. They are such marvelous beasts--so caring for each other, so group-focused & bonding.KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335571259608101671.post-22945128275910239102007-06-08T15:36:00.000-04:002007-06-08T15:36:00.000-04:00Here is contact information for the Alaska Zoo.473...Here is contact information for the Alaska Zoo.<BR/><BR/>4731 O'Malley Road<BR/>Anchorage, AK 99507<BR/><BR/>The only email address I could find that is listed under "Contact us" is: klarson@alaskazoo.orgpossumladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060146825196164963noreply@blogger.com