Save Kei: The Wolf Campaign

Joey · Post by **Joey** » 12/12/2004, 1:33 am

http://www.campaigningforanimals.co.uk/campaign1.htm

To: World
This is a petition to help save Kei, a sad and lonely wolf.

There is a North American Timber Wolf named Kei that languishes in a zoo on the far side of the Pacific. In Okinawa, Japan, at the Okinawa Kodomo no Kuni Zoo, you will find a wolf that has lingered on a concrete slab of 7 x 5 metres for the whole 16 years of her life. It is a disgrace that an animal which has symbolized a part of North America`s frontier heritage should be forced to live out her entire existence as such. It would also be a disgrace that once her plight has been made known; no one comes to her aid.

Mission Wolf, run by Kent Weber, has agreed to allow Kei, the North American timber wolf at Kodomo no Kuni, to stay in a spacious enclosure with natural settings. Nearby, Kei will be in the company of other wolves and will never face the isolation that she has had living for years at Okinawa's zoo. Greg Leisure, organizer of the "Campaign to Bring Kei Home", says, "Wolves are highly social animals, and when kept in isolation they are deprived of the mental stimulation that is a part of what makes them what they are. They therefore suffer. It would please all of us if Kei could once again experience the moonlight howling parties of her species." To learn more about Mission Wolf, copy and past this URL address into your browser: http://www.missionwolf.com/index.asp?sec=1

We ask you please to sign this petition and pass it along to all of your friends and neighbours.

We thank you with our hearts,

Greg Leisure
Okinaw Zoo Project
http://www.okinawazap.com/

save Kei

http://www.petitiononline.com/Earle2/petition.html (petition)

Dr. Hobo · Post by **Dr. Hobo** » 12/12/2004, 1:37 am

poor thing

closeyoureyes · Post by **closeyoureyes** » 12/12/2004, 1:40 am

Its sick that stuff like this is allowed to happen in other countries.
:neutral:

Joey · Post by **Joey** » 12/12/2004, 1:45 am

http://www.petitiononline.com/Earle2/petition.html

the petition to sign

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 12/12/2004, 1:47 am

It happens in all countries.

People have no respect for life. It's sickening.

Joey · Post by **Joey** » 12/12/2004, 2:11 am

http://www.okinawazap.com/

their whole zoo is like that

it's why i don't go to zoos
they're too sad

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 12/12/2004, 4:44 am

Some zoos are cool. If the habitats are big and natural for the species, and the species is in danger of extinction, I'm all for it.

closeyoureyes · Post by **closeyoureyes** » 12/12/2004, 1:47 pm

The Kamloops Zoo is like that, I mean, just chain link fences, and its all outdoors, with realistic habitats.

Joey · Post by **Joey** » 12/12/2004, 2:19 pm

I think I've only been to one zoo .. in Buffalo and I was younger but I remember thinking it was sad. Zoos are great if they're like Nikki said, but I haven't seen any nice zoos.

The animals just look so sad.

nelison · Post by **nelison** » 12/12/2004, 2:58 pm

the buffalo zoo is disgusting Joey. I've been there too and it's pathetic. I suggest you go to the toronto zoo. I got to have a behind the scenes tour of the place and to me it looks like they take fantastic care of their animals.

reza · Post by **reza** » 12/12/2004, 3:05 pm

nikki4982 wrote:Some zoos are cool. If the habitats are big and natural for the species, and the species is in danger of extinction, I'm all for it.

The Toronto Zoo is really good that way, and London Zoo will just blow your socks off. It is one of the most amazing places I have ever been.

Joey · Post by **Joey** » 12/12/2004, 3:09 pm

As in London, Ontario?

I want to go see the Toronto one now .. I pretty much swore off all zoo's after seeing the Buffalo one.

reza · Post by **reza** » 12/12/2004, 3:52 pm

no London, England

Joey · Post by **Joey** » 12/12/2004, 3:57 pm

ahh okay .. i was gonna say, i lived in london, ontario for 2 years and didn't even know they had a zoo :lol:

nelison · Post by **nelison** » 12/12/2004, 4:31 pm

ya Joey take a trek out to the Toronto Zoo. I think it will open your eyes as to what can be done for animals when they have to be placed in confinement. Another fabulous zoo from what I've been told is the San Diego zoo.

reza · Post by **reza** » 12/12/2004, 7:07 pm

Yeah, I got to go there this summer, it was amazing. But im still against caging these beautiful animals for out own twisted pleasure, but if we have to we might as well make sure they're comfortable.

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 12/13/2004, 2:34 pm

We've got a few really good ones right around here. The Philly Zoo's pretty good, and so is the Cape May Zoo. Some really huge habitats. Very cool.

thirdhour · Post by **thirdhour** » 12/15/2004, 1:01 am

Cracky wrote::nod:
The Kamloops Zoo is like that, I mean, just chain link fences, and its all outdoors, with realistic habitats.

The one in Kamloops isn't a zoo, it's a wildlife habitat for endangered or injured animals, which is why it's so cool like that. The point of it isn't entertainment, it's animal well-being :nod:

Dr. Hobo · Post by **Dr. Hobo** » 12/15/2004, 1:05 am

busch gardens is fairly nice like that
they take the baby tigers (they were babies)
and play with them and stuff
its awesome :love:

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 12/15/2004, 1:37 am

I wish I could play with baby tigers. They're so cute. :love: