My Way

 It's odd how the phrase "gentle giants" is often used to describe animals who are several times the size of humans yet allow themselves to be used and abused for our benefit. Elephants come to mind as a particularly good example in fact only days ago a hunter was boasting about killing several elephants because it was such a rush...I wonder if he would experience the same rush if the tables were turned? But once again,I digress. A Pakistan court has ordered the Islamabad zoo closed and the animals either set free or transferred to a better environment. The decision came after a 4 year campaign by Cher (an American singer) who is involved in many animal causes. One of the animals was a 36 year old elephant who had lived most of his life in the small enclosure and recently lost his companion. One of his rescuers bonded with the elephant by singing Frank Sinatra's "My Way"which enabled testing to be done to determine if he would be healthy enough to survive the move to a refuge in Cambodia. His physical found him in good enough health though it is unknown if he will hear "My Way" on his long trip.