Sat Nov 16, 2013, 12:49 PM

1monster (11,012 posts)

Elephants Shirley and Jenny Reunited After 20 Years. Keep your tissues handy...

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Elephants Shirley and Jenny Reunited After 20 Years. Keep your tissues handy... (Original post)	1monster	Nov 2013	OP
That was a tear jerker.	zeemike	Nov 2013	#1
I must have seen this already ten times and it never fails to make me weep	Voice for Peace	Nov 2013	#2
OMG. That was one of the most beautiful and bittersweet things I've ever seen.	Laffy Kat	Nov 2013	#3
No kidding. Welcome to DU, Laffy Kat!	calimary	Nov 2013	#12
Thanks, calimary! I've actually been lurking around here for years.	Laffy Kat	Nov 2013	#13
What big beautiful hearts.	IrishAyes	Nov 2013	#4
when I die I want to be on the other side to welcome the souls of animals.	roguevalley	Nov 2013	#38
You might've found your true life's calling already. That's a beautiful ambition,	IrishAyes	Nov 2013	#39
i hope so.	roguevalley	Nov 2013	#44
Kicked and recommended.	Uncle Joe	Nov 2013	#5
Maybe happy endings,	12ZTR	Nov 2013	#6
Welcome to DU, 12ZTR!	calimary	Nov 2013	#15
Kurt Vonnegut (I think) suggested Mother Earth sees humanity as an infection of which	IrishAyes	Nov 2013	#40
Sad. And true. I still reference Heinlein's "Stranger in a Strange Land."	calimary	Nov 2013	#48
Well, I've heard Jesus called worse, but the fundies do believe the more they pillage, the better	IrishAyes	Nov 2013	#49
Yeah, no kidding, IrishAyes! Just ICK-making.	calimary	Nov 2013	#50
That requires a big hankie.	brer cat	Nov 2013	#7
All my feels!	sakabatou	Nov 2013	#8
This message was self-deleted by its author	sakabatou	Nov 2013	#9
totemo sugoii ne..	yuiyoshida	Nov 2013	#10
Thanks for sharing that. Wonderful to witness.	ffr	Nov 2013	#11
Made this old timer cry...	Kingofalldems	Nov 2013	#14
I've seen it before. Love it.	applegrove	Nov 2013	#16
Here's a link to the sanctuary in Tennessee	Casandia	Nov 2013	#17
Thanks. Nice to know so many people actually care/love the elephants and are doing	Auntie Bush	Nov 2013	#47
What goes on in the mind and emotions of an elephant is more than we'll ever know.	dgauss	Nov 2013	#18
Humans are the most dangerous animals on the planet	benld74	Nov 2013	#19
Aw...	cui bono	Nov 2013	#20
"She won't have to wear that chain no more"	sarge43	Nov 2013	#21
Box of hankies. No more chains. Thanks for posting it.	freshwest	Nov 2013	#22
Beautiful!	MoreGOPoop	Nov 2013	#23
Shirley came from our zoo, here in Monroe, LA.	Ferretherder	Nov 2013	#24
K&R...Thanks for posting.	red dog 1	Nov 2013	#25
This message was self-deleted by its author	guyton	Nov 2013	#26
!	1monster	Nov 2013	#33
sniff, the noble elephants....	Historic NY	Nov 2013	#35
Home at last	ailsagirl	Nov 2013	#27
That gentleman's love for Shirley	JNelson6563	Nov 2013	#28
Jenny died way too young.	secondvariety	Nov 2013	#29
More info on Jenny here.	FLyellowdog	Nov 2013	#34
thank you so much for posting this. beautiful.	Flaxbee	Nov 2013	#30
This message was self-deleted by its author	guyton	Nov 2013	#31
Thanks for this, 1monster. Beautiful!!	mike dub	Nov 2013	#32
Bawled like a baby, I did.	kaiden	Nov 2013	#36
I made it to the last minute	tavalon	Nov 2013	#37
Here is part one	Elfin Yeti	Nov 2013	#41
Thank you.	840high	Nov 2013	#42
...	SunSeeker	Nov 2013	#43
that's really cool	gopiscrap	Nov 2013	#45
Thanks for that.	JimboBillyBubbaBob	Nov 2013	#46
Sobbing.	myrna minx	Nov 2013	#51

Response to 1monster (Original post)

Sat Nov 16, 2013, 01:05 PM

zeemike (18,998 posts)

1. That was a tear jerker.

And it looks like they did not want to be apart for even a second...but now a happy ending.

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 01:11 PM

Voice for Peace (13,141 posts)

2. I must have seen this already ten times and it never fails to make me weep

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 01:11 PM

Laffy Kat (13,426 posts)

3. OMG. That was one of the most beautiful and bittersweet things I've ever seen.

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 01:45 PM

calimary (61,254 posts)

12. No kidding. Welcome to DU, Laffy Kat!

Glad you're here. So touching! Beautiful. Life-affirming. Redemptive. I wish we humans would help - or just get out of the way.

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 01:50 PM

Laffy Kat (13,426 posts)

13. Thanks, calimary! I've actually been lurking around here for years.

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 01:15 PM

IrishAyes (6,151 posts)

4. What big beautiful hearts.

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 09:36 PM

roguevalley (40,656 posts)

38. when I die I want to be on the other side to welcome the souls of animals.

I want to take care of them. This was so sad. They have society and family. I HATE CIRCUSES! I always have.

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Response to roguevalley (Reply #38)

Sat Nov 16, 2013, 09:49 PM

IrishAyes (6,151 posts)

39. You might've found your true life's calling already. That's a beautiful ambition,

one you may well realize.

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Sun Nov 17, 2013, 12:09 AM

roguevalley (40,656 posts)

44. i hope so.

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Response to 1monster (Original post)

Sat Nov 16, 2013, 01:19 PM

Uncle Joe (50,313 posts)

5. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, 1monster.

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 01:20 PM

12ZTR (92 posts)

6. Maybe happy endings,

For all animals,after man is gone from the Near Term Human Extinction we are bringing on ourselves.

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 01:55 PM

calimary (61,254 posts)

15. Welcome to DU, 12ZTR!

Good to have you with us! Funny - you're saying that. I find myself thinking that same thing. Remember that show that I think was on the History Channel or Nat GEO some such thing - something like "After Man" or some such. And it hypothesized about how the planet would fare if humans were wiped off the face of it. It saddened me to realize that deep down inside, I watched that show and thought about the many different reasons that might be a good thing. Sometimes it just makes me cringe to think what we and our reckless, shortsighted, cavalier attitudes are doing to this planet.

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 09:52 PM

IrishAyes (6,151 posts)

40. Kurt Vonnegut (I think) suggested Mother Earth sees humanity as an infection of which

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she must ultimately rid herself or die. Shameful, but that's how too many of us behave - as infections rather than good stewards.
............................................................................

Awoke this morning crying to myself, "No, no! It was HEINLEIN who said that!"

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Sun Nov 17, 2013, 01:22 PM

calimary (61,254 posts)

48. Sad. And true. I still reference Heinlein's "Stranger in a Strange Land."

I've discussed "grokking" with so many people by now. One of the best verb concepts ever!

And I'm not surprised by that quote. I'm shamed by it. I feel like, as a human, I'm compelled to take ownership of it. And it just makes me agonize about how the faith I was born into (Catholicism) has bred this utter horror - of the whole Crapture thing (well, that's what I call it, 'cause it's complete CRAP) and the religious freakazoids (who seem to be multiplying rather distressingly) think that the more we befoul the Earth, the sooner JEEEEEEEZUSS will come back and fix everything. Like He's some sort of heavenly Maytag repair man or something.

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Sun Nov 17, 2013, 01:31 PM

IrishAyes (6,151 posts)

49. Well, I've heard Jesus called worse, but the fundies do believe the more they pillage, the better

pleased God will be with them. It's somewhat like a murderous paramour saying "I love you so much I'm going to kill you." Totally insane - and evil. They will pay. I just hate to see the innocent swept into their maelstrom because when it all collapses, nobody will be safe.

And this business of Dubya trying to convert Jews; talk about carrying coal to Newcastle.

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Sun Nov 17, 2013, 03:23 PM

calimary (61,254 posts)

50. Yeah, no kidding, IrishAyes! Just ICK-making.

But then again, ANYTHING involving that dumb-ass unindicted war-criminal is ICK-making.

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 01:34 PM

brer cat (14,170 posts)

7. That requires a big hankie.

But I'm so glad I looked.

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 01:35 PM

sakabatou (37,893 posts)

8. All my feels!

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 01:40 PM

yuiyoshida (33,875 posts)

10. totemo sugoii ne..

ii kimochi desune!

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 01:42 PM

ffr (19,798 posts)

11. Thanks for sharing that. Wonderful to witness.

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 01:52 PM

Kingofalldems (33,262 posts)

14. Made this old timer cry...

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 01:59 PM

applegrove (98,323 posts)

16. I've seen it before. Love it.

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 02:02 PM

Casandia (401 posts)

17. Here's a link to the sanctuary in Tennessee

[link:http://www.elephants.com/aboutSanctuary.php|

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Sun Nov 17, 2013, 01:07 PM

Auntie Bush (17,527 posts)

47. Thanks. Nice to know so many people actually care/love the elephants and are doing

something to really help them.

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 02:09 PM

dgauss (728 posts)

18. What goes on in the mind and emotions of an elephant is more than we'll ever know.

But I know that was a good thing.

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 02:32 PM

benld74 (9,098 posts)

19. Humans are the most dangerous animals on the planet

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 02:35 PM

cui bono (19,926 posts)

20. Aw...

so nice to see her lounging around in the water at the end. So relaxed.

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 02:39 PM

sarge43 (27,381 posts)

21. "She won't have to wear that chain no more"

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 02:43 PM

freshwest (53,661 posts)

22. Box of hankies. No more chains. Thanks for posting it.

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 02:47 PM

MoreGOPoop (417 posts)

23. Beautiful!

Solomon's tears got me.

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 02:51 PM

Ferretherder (1,413 posts)

24. Shirley came from our zoo, here in Monroe, LA.

It is so wonderful to know that she will live out her days in the company of her best friend and companion! Sometimes life offers us some beautiful things to help us cope with the almost constant heartless greed and indifference we see all around us, these days.

...definitely made me cry.

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 02:58 PM

red dog 1 (20,187 posts)

25. K&R...Thanks for posting.

Shirley and Jenny are lucky they don't live in Africa, where the illegal ivory trade continues, and where these beautiful, gentle giants are slaughtered for their tusks.

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 04:29 PM

1monster (11,012 posts)

33. !

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 06:26 PM

Historic NY (33,871 posts)

35. sniff, the noble elephants....

they have more compassion and empathy then the party thats uses them as a symbol.

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 03:07 PM

ailsagirl (20,752 posts)

27. Home at last

Free at last

Tears falling

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 03:13 PM

JNelson6563 (28,125 posts)

28. That gentleman's love for Shirley

is one of the most beautiful things I have seen in a while. Absolutely loved this, hadn't seen it before. *sniff*

Julie

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 03:15 PM

secondvariety (1,245 posts)

29. Jenny died way too young.

She had ten wonderful years at the Sanctuary after a lifetime of mistreatment.

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 04:50 PM

FLyellowdog (4,276 posts)

34. More info on Jenny here.

http://www.elephants.com/jenny/jennyBio.php

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 03:27 PM

Flaxbee (13,661 posts)

30. thank you so much for posting this. beautiful.

I wish I could visit the Sanctuary...

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 03:53 PM

mike dub (541 posts)

32. Thanks for this, 1monster. Beautiful!!

I've been to this sanctuary. The sound of elephants' trumpeting, echoing up the ridges and down the holler, is Joyous. The elephants are truly free, here.

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 08:12 PM

kaiden (1,314 posts)

36. Bawled like a baby, I did.

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 09:24 PM

tavalon (27,946 posts)

37. I made it to the last minute

Wow, that is beautiful and what happened to them both is so wrong.

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 10:41 PM

Elfin Yeti (740 posts)

41. Here is part one

Thanks for posting this! I'd seen it a few years ago and contacted Carol Buckley at the sanctuary because I thought it was the Shirley I knew a long time ago. I used to take photographs at an equine hospital in Illinois and a circus elephant named Shirley came in with a broken leg (right rear). I photographed the surgery and lost track of her so never knew the outcome. Carol and I did some research and found they were different Shirleys and "mine" did not survive more than a few months after her surgery. The hospital personnel went to great lengths to help her but in the end the injury was too severe. Makes this even more painful to watch but this is a great story. Thanks again 1monster!

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Sat Nov 16, 2013, 10:43 PM

840high (17,196 posts)