tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744765423813426569.post6654866513792408514..comments2023-09-23T02:43:25.114-05:00Comments on Sweet Peas & Sassafras: The Renaissance FestivalHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07208049223435894385noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744765423813426569.post-34637062114188180862009-11-16T20:36:31.349-06:002009-11-16T20:36:31.349-06:00I enjoyed your blog about your festival visit, sin...I enjoyed your blog about your festival visit, since I do Ren fests for a living- I don't do the KC one, though. I just wanted you to know that I know our elephant keepers very well- not the ones at your show, but at the festivals I do, and have been to their home and seen firsthand how they are kept- and I assure you these elephants are extremely well cared for and cherished. I have even seen them get pedicures! They have a lot of acreage at home and fresh air, good hay and veggies- they work weekends walking, or performing in circuses- not worked hard every day like in their native lands. My friends always have to fight to defend themselves from well meaning people who think they are mistreated because they are working animals, which is very frustrating for them. People don't consider that these animals are the base for their living and so of course they are treated very well- no one thinks how much it takes to keep these animals- not just money but a lot of effort and work. Permits, health inspections, their food, keeping curious people from endangering themselves, enormous transport costs, erecting huge tents for shade for them, constant monitoring 24 hours a day- you can't leave elephants alone-this family never eats out with all their members, someone stays behind. I see them hauling the poop in wheelbarrows to keep the tents clean, and spraying them down with hoses to wash them- They truly love their animals and while I can't speak for the ones at KCRF, I had to speak up and tell you the other side of elephant life- sooner or later they may not allow us to have them in this country, which will be sad for all of us. They have it better here than anywhere else in the world they could be, even in the wild they are in danger and must search for food. Just wanted to give a different perspective, and hope it makes you feel better about taking the ride.<br />Sorry to go on, but I just couldn't let it go....Pattyhttp://www.glassdancer.etsy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744765423813426569.post-90528100966819133432009-10-10T22:05:43.803-05:002009-10-10T22:05:43.803-05:00CUTE fairy wings =).
And yes, vomit indeed.CUTE fairy wings =).<br /><br />And yes, vomit indeed.Kendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13341163555258432231noreply@blogger.com