Four elephants have arrived safely in Sydney after two years of court battles and months in quarantine. They are from Thailand and probably destined to spend the rest of their lives behind bars at Taronga Park Zoo. But judging from these seven photographs, so far they are enjoying it.
Tusk, tusk Pinxi, the hide of you. Is your memory so short that you have forgotten CITES, and how are you going to fit it all in a trunk for the jumbo jet? The best place for this pack of derm-related junk is an elephant's graveyard.
on ebay , Item number: 260049212744 :
Genuine Elephant Hide-Elephant Ear-Black-WOW!!
rich new source of FIRST QUALITY tanned elephant leather skins. These babies are BEAUTIFUL!!.....large in size and expertly tanned. Have a gander at this gorgeous naked, black elephant ear!! This one is approx 9 sqft. I've seen it sell as high as $35.00 per sqft..
...PERFECT for knife sheathes, upholstery accent strips, guitar straps, etc!!!
Upstate NY, United States
starting bid $99
Thanks to Libby and Pinxie !
re: animal pelts in museums Ann, here's an aussie equivalent:
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=343335
All my horses that have been sick and thus slaughtered, have been sent to the slaughterhouse for meat.
I have never had the luxury to afford my pet horses to be buried on a pet cementary , even if I have loved the horses very, very much.
Once though the slaughterhouse sent me a " Welcome back" postcard. And wished me to come to their BQ. This really made me upset, because my horse and just broken a leg and this was an emergency slaughter and was not about beef cattle.
Its very hard to eat pets