In Tennessee, troubled elephants find an unlikely home

The article about elephants was interesting to me. By simply looking at the title I imagined large elephants and other animals randomly wandering through a rural neighborhood in the middle of nowhere. This is kind of funny because elephants are so large and big that people would see them and think, "Oh my gosh those are some pretty big elephants!" After reading the article i realized that a few generous people are working in a elephant sanctuary in Tennessee with the sole purpose of protecting and taking care of elephants. This is awsome because they take in elephants that are old or disabled and take care of them. Most elephants that reside there have lived with harsh conditions. Almost all have been abused or mistreated whether they worked in the circus or as someones exotic pet. The elephant sanctuary has been successful in helping these animals and there is talk of making the facilities bigger.

Animals have feelings and emotions just like human beings. In Hohenwald Tennessee, Carol Buckley is a co-founder of an elephant sanctuary. The sanctuary takes in animals that are old, injured or that have been abused. The elephants in the sanctuary are living much better now than how they used to. One elephant named Tarra used to live in the back of a truck. Another elephant named Shirley performed in a circus until a chain broke her leg. Shirley was also forced to work in a freak show. An elephant named sissy was treated the worst. She was abused by her handler and one day in self defense she crushed him. Carol Buckley states, “We consider all of these elephants to be rescue elephants, because they are taken out of that environment that is not healthy for them.” I’m glad that certain individuals are working to help care for these animals. Without their help, there animals would be unable to survive.