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I have watched that process happen since 1970. There were lots of us living & working in 'alternate' spaces in the downtown - factories, coach-houses, above stores, even garages. A whole wave of artists moved out of the city to small towns in the 80's & 90's, as overall rental prices soared...

Actually, I publicly offered to hug David Rider, the Urban Affairs Bureau Chief, and anyone else at the Star who was involved with printing that article, for posting the video of Maggie's move to PAWS. Did you watch it? Watch were and how Maggie ends up living. Now, watch the Toronto elephants...

On a financial note, Philadelphia Zoo closed its elephant exhibit in 2009, shipped its Asian elephant to PAWS sanctuary, and reportedly paid Pittsburgh Zoo $500,000 to take the 2 Africans, Kallie & Bette. However, the two, at age 29 now, were deemed too old to be first time mothers - Pittsburgh...

Actually, I DID get thrown off track here. I meant to address the fact that zoos are changing, like everything else, and Toronto Zoo could have a chance to move once again to the forefront of the change. Just as the exhibits of today bear no resemblance to the cages of yesterday, the focus of...

I have to say that I am surprised to be called 'sappy'. Also, notice I said "'Much' of the blood-testing involves captivity-induced infections . . . " I think the literature shows that the number one killer of zoo elephants is osteomyelitis of the digits, which, when it ascends from the...

I want to thank you, Eug, for your examination of this situation and especially the initial two links of Zoo vs. Sanctuary. I remember visiting the old Riverdale zoo - I remember visiting the lone female orangutan in her totally barren concrete cage, and how she would sit unmoving & look at...