Activists ask: “Transparency about the health condition of the elephant Eli.”

Founder “Opening cages and opening minds”Diana Valencia called the authorities Zoo San Juan de Aragon, in Mexico City, to provide details on the condition of the elephants Eli and the gypsies.

In an interview with L Photo news with Crystal MendevilleValencia, who has been protecting these animals for seven years, said that although they asked to see the elephants, they did not receive any information.

More than eight months after Diana and the Elephant Defense Network denounced this He and He had health problems such as seizures Stereotypethat is, uncontrolled repetitive movements and co-phagocytosis, that is, the animal eats its own waste, and nothing is done about it.

In May 2023, the zoo director, Fernando GualHe emphasized that these circumstances are a result of the fact that Elie spent many years in the circus and that this cannot be said “Be sad.”

Now, Diana Valencia said that Joal justified that the area where the elephants are kept is still covered with cloth, saying that this is due to a process Adaptation in which it is found.

“The blocking of access has continued since June 26, when Gypsies“They blocked any possible access, even from view,” Valencia said. “Well, they closed it with cloth and it’s impossible to see them.”

For this reason, he called on the community to put pressure through social networks, so that the authorities can Zoo Provide information on the status of elephants and, if necessary, do so by making a real-time transmission.

“You must know something about their health condition, because although pairing takes time, there must be frequent information and even a live broadcast so you can see them,” he stressed.

This request is gaining strength after he was able, through pressure from associations, activists and society in general, to transport the giraffe to Puebla.Benedict“Who was living in poor conditions, in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua.

*LDH*