The elephant howls as the long, metal stick hits his head. The man carrying the stick shouts at the African elephant, commanding him to put on a show so visitors would hand him an Egyptian pound. As the metal stick hits the large elephant once more, this time smacking him in the body, the man grins and reassures onlookers that the elephant will come to the fence where they are waving dark-green leaves of lettuce. The man succeeds; the onlookers give him a couple pounds and proceed to take photos with the helpless animal. As they capture their memories at the Giza Zoo, the man takes out the last cigarette from his cigarette pack, lights it up, and throws the packet into the muddy cage where the elephant stands. This is just one of the many atrocious sights visitors encounter at the Giza Zoo, once one of the world’s premier zoos. Founded in 1881 by Khedive Ismail, the Giza Zoo was once among the world’s best zoos. Today, after being expelled from the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums in 2004, the Giza Zoo is no longer the crown jewel…
Egypt’s Zoo Of Horrors Where Animals Are Tortured And Garbage Piles Up
February 28, 2015
