Dallas Zoo drops plan to ship elephant to Mexico
Dallas Zoo keepers Gavin Eastep, center, feeds treats to Jenny, an African elephant as zoo keeper Reanna Streater cools her with a spray of water,Tuesday, July 29, 2008. The Dallas Zoo announced Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008, that the 9,000-pound pachyderm will remain at her home of 22 years following an intense controversy over plans to send the animal to a wildlife park in Mexico. (AP Photo/ Donna McWilliam) Dallas zoo keepers Gavin Eastep, right, feeds treats to Jenny, an African elephant as zoo keeper Reanna Streater cools her with a spray of water,Tuesday, July 29, 2008. Zoo officials plan to send Jenny to a drive-through park in Mexico that they say would be a perfect place for her to live. But a Dallas city councilwoman and several animal activists say that would be a horrible home for Jenny because she gets frightened by cars and deserves a more peaceful existence.
DALLAS (AP) _ Jenny the lonely elephant, whose pending move from the Dallas Zoo to Mexico had angered activists, isn't going anywhere after all.
The Dallas Zoo announced Wednesday that the roughly 10,000-pound pachyderm will remain at her home of 22 years and will eventually get a new companion.
The decision to keep the elephant in Dallas "serves Jenny's best interests," said Gregg Hudson, the zoo's executive director.
Dallas Zoo officials had planned to ship Jenny to a wildlife park in Mexico after her companion died in May. African elephants become unhappy when left alone.
But activists ripped the plan, saying Jenny is nervous and fears cars, and would be miserable at the drive-through park in Mexico where the Dallas Zoo planned to send her. Protests were held in front of the Dallas Zoo last month.
Dallas Zoo officials said they have now expedited plans for a new elephant habitat, which would include a new com
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