The Toronto City Council agreed to send three aged elephants from zoo to the highly regarded sanctuary, Performing Animals Welfare Society in San Andreas, CA. In response, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums considered the decision a violation of its standards and penalized the Canadian facility by nullifying its standing of accreditation, held since 1977. From the perspective of elephant welfare, this retaliatory response is startling. Sanctuary is clearly in the best interest of the three African elephants.
Link: Psychology Today