Reply #12: My thoughts exactly

[derby378]

If you're going to kill an elephant, then make it quick and relatively humane. Once the elephant collapsed, what stopped her from firing a second arrow at point-blank range?

Yes, it was a truly impressive feat in terms of human strength, but it's been overshadowed by her lack of respect for the wildlife with whom we share this planet.

Elephants are among the gentlest mammals to walk the earth, and their capacity for memory and emotional sensitivity has been documented fairly extensively. We as a species don't show elephants the respect they deserve. I remember riding on a young elephant's back at some festival in Texas, and I remember being kind to him and patting him on his thick hide (man, was it thick). Looking back, however, I think that elephant deserved better than to simply carry hairless primates on his back while walking in circles all day.