Sad news: baby elephant has died.

[albert_dao]

That is awful.

Critics say this is proof elephants shouldn't be bred in captivty.

That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. That's equivalent to saying a teenage mother should be barred from having children later in her life because of an irresponsible act made during years when better judgement was lacking.

The fact is that, as stated, it is normal for first time elephant mothers to abandon their offspring in the wild. Looking at that, you can easily make the leap of logic and say, "Hey! this would have happened anyway!!"

Animal rights is one thing, animal liberation is another.

That aggravates me to no end.