Visiting PAWS : The Performing Animal Welfare Society. The Search for (and Discovery!) of a True Elephant Sanctuary. If you want to help animals in zoos and circuses have a chance at a free life: donate to PAWS or the Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary

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April 9th 2008

Published: April 9th 2008

21 April 2008: I returned from my journey to PAWS. Actually, PAWS has two sanctuaries (both located out of the Sacramento area). The new one that will eventually house all of PAWS' animals is called ARK 2000 (2400 Acres of land in San Andreas, California). I was able to spend a full day there, mostly just hanging out and watching the elephants. I could have done that for another full day easily! P... Read Full Entry

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Cathy Rosewell Jonas

Elephant Dreamer

This blog shares travel stories, writing, and narrations about spirituality and opening the heart to life. It includes some details from my three trips to India (in 2005, 2006, and 2008), other travels, organizations that are helping elephants (and the Dancing Bears), and even shares the secret of "How to Find Yourself" in India. Cathy Rosewell Jonas: As a fellow traveler on the spiritual journey, I am sharing what I have learned about opening the heart to life. My book "Bringing Home the Mountain, Finding the Teacher Within" available now for pre-ordering: http://www.freeheartpress.... full info

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Coming down from the hill to say hello

Herd walking down to greet us

Checking us out...

Saying Hi

Big Ears

Pond for the African Elephants

20 ft deep, and they love it.

Front and Rear View

Getting a drink of water

Many of the African Elephants have the same history: being an orphaned baby after their mothers were culled (killed) in Africa.

Unfortunately, this disrupts family groups and leaves behind many traumatized calfs. Then... their training rituals begin so they can learn to perform for us tourists...

Give me a treat or I will keep making a humming sound with this nice steel wire!

Smart... trying to open to gate.

Lots of Character!

Ed and Pat

The Founders of PAWS... these two are living their passion and have created a vision for what a True Sanctuary can be... I had no doubt that I had found a true elephant sanctuary and one that could be a model anywhere in the world... right in the backyard of America.

Buds

Trunks

Peek a Boo Elephant

Subtle interactions of an Elephant Herd

Maggy the Elephant... Saved from a life at the Alaskan Zoo

Slowly she is getting introduced to the herd, so that she and the other African Elephants feel comfortable. Maggy spent 10 years alone, after her elephant companion (an Asian Elephant) had died. Now she has acres of land to roam and graze, and new elephant friends.... at last.

Elephant Herd having some time to interact with Maggy

Feeling around...

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