AK Vets--Elephant Surgery

PSU_Princess

Member

Original Poster

• Oct 11, 2006

• #1

I wasn't sure where to put this...but I guess it is WDW news. I had no idea that there was a need for elephant vasectomies?!?!:veryconfu

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2006-10-11-elephant-vasectomies_x.htm

I guess it is good to know that the AK vets are at the fore front of this new procedure. Did the 5 foot surgical tool make any of the guys cringe? :lol:

 

Brwneyedgirl72

Active Member

• Oct 11, 2006

• #2

wow....odd - but interesting.....

 

CoffeeJedi

Active Member

• Oct 11, 2006

• #3

 

5mins2disney

New Member

• Oct 11, 2006

• #4

I didn't think elephants had an over-population issue?

The article mentions it may be a problem actually in some areas...very interesting.

So can we go "backstage" at AK and see it in action? hehe

 

metscool

Active Member

• Oct 11, 2006

• #5

How do you find these things?

 

PSU_Princess

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Original Poster

• Oct 11, 2006

• #6

5mins2disney said:

I didn't think elephants had an over-population issue?

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I didn't know that either. I always thought that was one of the breeding programs that was talked about. I never realized that there was a problem in the wild but they were eager to breed in captivity.

metscool said:

How do you find these things?

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It was on the front page of the Usa Today website. I check that site every day and when I saw the headline I just laughed.

 

CBOMB

Active Member

• Oct 11, 2006

• #7

They cull herds of elephants in Africa because of over population. This is because of the developement in land that once supported many more elephants than can be handled today. I think birth control is a far more humane treatment of the over population of wild animals.

 

Etenpenny

Member

• Oct 12, 2006

• #8

two inches of skin a foot of muscle and 4 inches of fat, good lord

 

Meeko

New Member

• Oct 12, 2006

• #9

Yikes!

I would not like to witness this... although I think that having them try to stand up an elephant that's asleep would be an interesting site. Still the whole thing doesn't sound 100% humane.

 

rileyspaw

New Member

• Oct 12, 2006

• #10

My eyes began to water as I read the message! OUCH!!

 

Master Yoda

Pro Star Wars geek.

Premium Member

• Oct 12, 2006

• #11

CBOMB said:

They cull herds of elephants in Africa because of over population. This is because of the developement in land that once supported many more elephants than can be handled today. I think birth control is a far more humane treatment of the over population of wild animals.

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If you have ever seen how they "cull" herds of elephants you would realize how correct you are. What I have seen done is a bunch of guys driving into a heard of elephants mowing the adults down with fully automatic AK-47's and capturing and selling the calves that survive. Not a pretty scene.

 

CBOMB

Active Member

• Oct 12, 2006

• #12

Yes I have seen it. Almost anything is more humane other than wholesale slaughter. I believe they said the only alternative was starvation, but still gunning down hundreds of animals is not a pleasant thing to witness.