Elephant assists in clearing Joplin, Missouri tornado debris

[Playinghardball]

Source: RawReplay
By David Edwards

An elephant from the Picadilly Circus was on hand in Joplin Missouri this week to help clean up tornado destruction. The animal was used to drag destroyed vehicles closer to the curb.

“I think the circus people generally want to help, but I think this a bad idea,” one woman told WDAF-TV.

Watch this video, uploaded by YouTube user mschark on May 31, 2011

http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/05/elephant-assists-in-clearing-joplin-missouri-tornado-debris/
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Where's Tarzan when you need him?

[Skidmore]

1. Oh, for crying out loud, elephants and men have been working together

for centuries in Asia. Let the people and the elephant help.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. That's something you don't see every day.

[Tesha]

5. And then comes this guy...

[lpbk2713]

3. I demand equal time.

They should also have a donkey doing the same work.



:sarcasm:

[aquart]

4. Donkeys can help haul away. If you have enough of them.

We're used to doing that.

[left is right]

6. I just don’t believe this story

It has been my lifelong experience that a Republican has never helped in any way.

[demmiblue]

7. Elephants are notoriously abused by the knuckle-dragging half of humanity. n/t

[KamaAina]

8. Finally, an elephant who gives a rip about Joplin

They oughta name him "Eric Cantor". :eyes:

[RebelOne]

9. Yeah, like that elephant really cares.

He is only doing what he is forced to do by humans.

[applegrove]

10. Elephants are used to working. They used to put up the tents at circuses.

[AsahinaKimi]

11. Thai people still use Elephants today..

[localroger]

12. After Katrina, the Audubon Zoo elephants helped

There are pictures of them helping to clear the hundreds of trees that were down on the zoo and Audubon Park grounds after the storm.