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To: The President of the Republic of the Philippines and the Local Government of the City of Manila
LET MALI REST IN HER HOMELAND
"Together with our obligation to use the earth’s goods responsibly, we are called to recognize that other living beings have a value of their own in God’s eyes: “by their mere existence they bless him and give him glory.." (Pope Francis, Laudato Si' 69)
Vishwa Ma'ali known as Mali, the saddest elephant, had suffered much away from her family and homeland in Sri Lanka. The display of her taxedermied at Manila Zoo is just another cruel act and utter disrespect to a beautiful creature already deprived of liberty. A monument of any material other than the remains could have been done.
Mali's remaining remains must be brought back and buried where she was born. This is the most proper respect we can afford.
No elephant or other wildlife be encaged and captured again for profit and human entertainment.
Photo by: EJ Sabandal
Vishwa Ma'ali known as Mali, the saddest elephant, had suffered much away from her family and homeland in Sri Lanka. The display of her taxedermied at Manila Zoo is just another cruel act and utter disrespect to a beautiful creature already deprived of liberty. A monument of any material other than the remains could have been done.
Mali's remaining remains must be brought back and buried where she was born. This is the most proper respect we can afford.
No elephant or other wildlife be encaged and captured again for profit and human entertainment.
Photo by: EJ Sabandal
Why is this important?
Wildlife must live in the wild freely and their habitats protected. There may be temporary human intervention in saving wildlife due to anthropogenic distraction and distortion but conserving and rehabilitating spaces and habitats must also be done significantly.
We call on the government to intensify education and information initiatives about Philippine wildlife and how we are able to work together in preserving them. Many Philippine endangered fauna are threatened due to mining, opening of roads, poaching and logging.
While zoos may be educational and recreational, we see deeply in every animal's eye the longing to be in the wild. We recognize that we are in a very complex world where even in the wild, they are in danger, and within the walls of zoos they awkwardly satisfy the eyes of humans while depriving themselves of the vast possibilities and natural processes they ought to participate.
Let us not add more suffering.
We call on the government to intensify education and information initiatives about Philippine wildlife and how we are able to work together in preserving them. Many Philippine endangered fauna are threatened due to mining, opening of roads, poaching and logging.
While zoos may be educational and recreational, we see deeply in every animal's eye the longing to be in the wild. We recognize that we are in a very complex world where even in the wild, they are in danger, and within the walls of zoos they awkwardly satisfy the eyes of humans while depriving themselves of the vast possibilities and natural processes they ought to participate.
Let us not add more suffering.