EDMONTON — For years, activists have been trying to get Lucy, the lone elephant at the Edmonton Valley Zoo, relocated to warmer climes, claiming she’s unwell and lonely — but the latest legal effort by animal rights groups to force the courts to review the conditions of her confinement has failed. Those who say Lucy should stay have argued that any move could kill her, especially because of a respiratory condition that’s exacerbated by stress. Zoocheck Canada, the appellant, argued the Edmonton zoo was violating zoo standards and that as a result, the province should not have renewed its permit. “It will not just harm this case for Lucy but any cases anyone brings forward for an environmental issue, an animal issue, any time someone doesn’t have a personal interest,” Woodyer said in an interview Tuesday. So Zoocheck tried a second legal avenue — the zoo licence route.

Source: National Post May 28, 2019 21:17 UTC