Elephants on Board : A Journey to Remember - the fifth estate

[@noregrets7469]

Thank you Toronto for letting those elephants go. It was the right thing to do and the world has applauded you for it🌹

[@gracietilert8952]

It is a blessing that these beautiful elephants have a chance to live a quiet comfortable and free life.

[@terrismith9662]

Bob Barker didn't just talk the talk. Nope...he walked the walk. He left a legacy of kindness and generosity to protect animals. He was an advocate for animals and spent his time and money to educate pet owners to be responsible and spay/neuter. Bob Barker....... You are an extraordinary man.

[@butterflyforeve]

Your comment made me go check to make sure I hadn't missed his passing. It was mostly in a past tense so it seemed either he died or stopped helping animals.

[@soniadowney7427]

@@butterflyforeve alive and well

[@Mason-qj5cf]

Thank you Bob Barker and to everyone who help and taking care of these elephant. You have a special place in heaven. ❤️❤️

[@emmabovary1228]

Thank you to the late Bob Barker for always being a voice for animals.

[@raider7829]

Im Canadian. I live near Toronto. I remember when sweet Mr. BOB BARKER DID THIS ACT OF GREATNESS and got the elephants out of here. Our climate can be horrible. Not fit for us never mind elephants that are from Africa. What wonderful things Mr.Barker did before he left this earth. God must be there well pleased with his son. Rip Bob Barker and I hope the elephants are still doing great. It's 2024 now. Im going to snoop for updates.

[@butterflyforeve]

Mr. Barker thank you for helping those beautiful animals. I'm so happy they have such a great home.

[@kimkj819]

What a great achievement. Thanks to everyone involved and to Bob for making it all possible ❤

[@bikinggal1]

Thank you Bob Barker!! You're my hero

[@deirdrecook6832]

Where is Lucy now ?!

[@sherryammons2009]

Yes, thank you so much Toronto Zoo for allowing your Ellies to live free! Thank you so much!!❤️🐘❤️🐘❤️🐘❤️

[@tinahall6508]

My heart just soared watching these beautiful creatures being freed to live out their lives with other elephants and have a taste of freedom if only for a short time.

[@donnaeckhardt6960]

I pray Lucy is NOW HAPPY & playful in CA. NO MORE COLD ice and snow. I pray n JESUS Name the elephant adapts well in the NEW environment on the West coast.

[@pascalecleriediaz3816]

@@donnaeckhardt6960 But Lucy is still in the zoo ! They don’t want to release her in a Sanctuary! Poor Lucy😢

[@hotnAZ]

God Bless you Bob Barker

[@AviationNut]

It cost Bob Barker $880,000 to transport these elephants. Now that shows you how much love he has for these animals. Who would spend almost a million dollars to transport some elephants?. Only a real no nonsense animal lover like Bob Barker. Bob Barker is an amazing man, a real animal lover. Bob doesn't just talk like some celebrities pretending to be animal lovers, he proves it.

[@Madronaxyz]

Well said! Thank you!

[@chelemae]

Yes, an amazing man. I'll never forget he always signed off The Price is Right with 'Please remember to have your pets spayed or neutered thank you'.

[@soniadowney7427]

I hope he leaves all his money to PAWS when he goes

[@cacatr4495]

That figure was spent to fly Maggie from Alaska to California. These are different elephants. You are thinking of Maggie that was flown from Alaska.

[@lightheart5340]

Bob Barker is such a nice man and the greatest champion of animals from which we can all learn.

[@sallyshipwreck4315]

That was wonderful. Thank you for spotlighting the elephants.

[@GrafindeKlevemark]

What a beautiful story - you who brought this about are HEROES !

[@samchandlerllc5104]

I wish there was MORE of them meeting their new family.... more of them enjoying their new life,. This made me cry. Mr. Bob Barker is my HERO

[@fromrosywithlove3267]

Thank you guys for your support hard works. God bless you

[@pambryan1954]

A great episode. Thank you for sharing an important story, and for laying the facts plainly. Lucy must be next. There is no excuse Edmonton

[@ILOVECHILE]

I am from Edmonton I would love to see Lucy go to paws but unfortunately Lucy is not well enough to travel according to vets Lucy would not survive the trip and also she no longer use to being around other elephants so their is no telling how she would react

[@rebeculus]

ILOVECHILE I went to PAWS (where theToronto elephants moved) last year and the owner said Lucy is absolutely well enough to move. Unfortunately Edmonton doesn't seem to care about her, and her story beans my heart.

[@butterflyforeve]

@@ILOVECHILE they are lying to you guys about her not being a humans elephant. And even if she was afraid and not able to live with the other elephants, I'm sure allowances would be made so that she could still live at Paws and get to live in a natural setting. She has no choice but to be a human elephant at this point because that's her only choice. And I am calling bs on being too sick to travel, they are being selfish and only thinking of themselves.

[@ILOVECHILE]

There was a new medical examination done on Lucy in November and unfortunately the news is not good she has deteriorated to the point that she is in palliative care now. Moving her is no longer an option. It breaks my heart to be saying this but the kindest thing to do now would be to end her suffering by putting her to sleep

[@МираЛи-щ5ш]

@@ILOVECHILE и это, достаточно ещё не старая 🐘, которая находилась постоянно под наблюдением врачей!? ДА ЭТО ПРОСТО ЗАВЕДОМОЕ УБИЙСТВО, ЛИШЬ БЫ ТОЛЬКО ЕЁ НЕ ОТДАВАТЬ! 😡! может нужно было предложить выкупить дорого её???

[@rebeccahenderson7761]

I am so, so happy they are in California's PAWS sanctuary, it's a wonderful place. Bob Barker is truly an American HERO - thank you so much for all you have done.

[@willalopez987]

I never went to the circus but I took my kids to the zoo and wondered what the animal thought of us who stared at them. I feel bad for them I wouldn't want to be in a cage. I just hope that these beautiful Hugh animals have a long peaceful full free life I love animals especially elephant 🐘 thank you for caring

[@justmejo9008]

I have chills .. this was so make me feel good 🙏🏼 thank you all

[@Railroadchick]

Oh Bob, thank you for helping this elephant! Good on you! An elephant needs to be an elephant! 🐘💕

[@carylekippen3498]

Bob you’re an amazing personality . Thank you for what you do for animals

[@hotnAZ]

Tennessee has a great Elephant sanctuary

[@michellemcgee8900]

Your right! There are now more and more elephant sanctuaries- good inrsxlike The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee! God bless😉💝💝💝

[@bellasue02]

Bob Barker is incredible. He was the best game show host so kind to spend his money like this instead of how most celebs spend theirs.

[@TheAmberlion]

Thank you to “the fifth estate”. 🍁❤️🍁💞🍁❤️🍁

[@michellemcgee8900]

So thankful! Elephants should never be in zoos or any other forced elephant slavery! They need freedom and close interaction with other elephants. Their brains ( problem solving area) and feeling areas are even much larger than ours. If you see a elephant pacing or holding its tail - it has suffered major emotional trauma from isolation and cement or metal enclosures for probably decades. I have gotten involved in stopping zoos no longer using elephants to attract humans for mostly greed and our shallow need for entertainment. You can take safe lead safari trips and see them where they belong- in the wild!!💝 For ones that have been in captivity for way to long-'sanctuaries are as close to heaven loke this one, here for them. Praying for all elephants worldwide to be FINALLY be free. God's most amazing, complex and magnificant creatures. He gave them to us to take care of and protect- watch out over, not enslave. Pray for them all and for wildlife rangers in Africa and other places that risk their lives to protect them from greedy and evil people who murder them for their ivory horns. They need our prayers for they are gentle plant eaters sharing this planet and only want to be left alone in peace with their babies and other adults- usually groups of females together. Very protective of the babies and each other. God bless what they have worked hard to do in this video. Amen.

[@wildaltarose]

I can’t believe that I never heard about this move of three elephants to California. Thank you Toronto for giving them a better life, and thinking about the elephants well-being .😊

[@TheAmberlion]

I want to thank everyone involved who made this possible for these Elephants to find & enjoy what real life for an Elephant is. .. to unlearn being in captivity..... Thank you to all the people who made a big difference..... Just to hear the joys from the other Elephants in the barn .... they gave as a welcome..... says it all......❤️🍁❤️🍁❤️🍁❤️🍁❤️

[@islandbirdw]

I noticed the veterinarian saying Lucy doesn’t need elephants anymore, he sure looked stressed and his speech was pressured and he sure was defensive.

[@AsiralcEarth]

TO WHOMEVER THANK YOU FOR LOVING CARING PROTECTING RESPECTING THESE ELEPHANTS FOR LIFE.

[@donnamoyer6330]

What a wonderful story! Thank you all for making sure these ladies reached their beautiful new home. God bless you all! 🙏 ❤

[@patriciamartinez5836]

Thank you. You gave them the greatest gift. Happiness.

[@cricketsmith368]

Seeing the elephants enjoying the warmth & freedom of their new home is so heartwarming. ~~~ I think that the money the *good* *LORD* interested to Barker's stewardship was well spent. It is interesting to me that many (NOT saying all) animal advocates are childless, as the Barkers were.

[@autumnlove5231]

Does Patrick Lampe visit Maggie occasionally? God bless you, Patrick, for allowing Maggie to have a better life!!! I watched a PAWS vid of Maggie roaming the hills of the PAWS sanctuary, blissfully, with her friends, and I cried tears of joy!

[@PAWSWEB]

The people of Anchorage and the Alaska Zoo have remained true friends, visiting Maggie during our "Seeing the Elephant" weekends, open houses and other welcome visits. Alaska Zoo Director Pat Lampi not only visits Maggie, he has participated as a speaker at PAWS' International Captive Wildlife Conferences (next conference will be in Northern California in November 2020).

[@AussieFIag]

Thank you Bob... your million dollars bought you more than the freedom of these 3 beautiful elephants 🐘🐘🐘

[@dionnedunsmore9996]

❤

[@MsNoPixel]

Aussie Flag actually that’s exactly what it bought him & nothing more.

[@Railroadchick]

Yes! Thank you Bob! 💕🐘

[@dianemorris5816]

Bob Barker has given so so much time and money to help animals. You sir are an inspiration and a hero.❤

[@cathybassett6432]

What a wonderful story! Thank you!

[@raysofstraw721]

this is a highly regarded episode!

[@theresaprice310]

Beautiful man to protect these magnificent beautiful creatures thank you Mr Barker peace and health and blessings to you God bless you 🙏🏾❤️💕❤️🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘

[@katiedid1851]

so glad they're at PAWS. admiring that lady's mindfulness and intelligence. now, how about that Lucy in Edmonton. I am hoping she will have her day in the sun.

[@cricketsmith368]

God bless, Julie, & all others who have deep compassion for animals in need of a "real" life of loving care, freedom, & space to roam. And those in the case of dogs & cats who rescue & care for them on many levels, as they seek loving & caring forever homes for each. God bless you all today & always!

[@genepatrickvi8377]

mr Bob Barker u have a big heart, God Bless you and your family

[@gr8fuldeb699]

Seeing the braces in their ankles breaks my heart instantly. They should never be captive. So happy they are going to a new home

[@i.breunis8764]

Up to this day, February 2015, the Toronto Three are thriving. Now get Lucy from Edmonton here. Zoo and Council from Edmonton, let Lucy go, or you will be remembered as the town that tortured and killed Lucy.

[@cacatr4495]

I think the latter is what they have in mind.

[@Dusty3030]

Watched many times, always through tears.

[@bobvoorhees9402]

Thank you for all you do Mr Barker

[@MegaDeansy]

Wow - thoroughly enjoyed this !. I'd loved to have witnessed/heard THAT welcome the elephants got - it was so impressive !

[@Stargazer69]

That Milton guy ought to be left on an island somewhere all by himself and see how happy he is when left all by himself with no family or human interaction. The man is evil!!!

[@VJKBorahae]

❤️u Bob! God bless u😀

[@cricketsmith368]

The Toronto zoo should have had their paperwork completed *before* the elephants were loaded for travel. The lack of using their little gray cells in that area is very clear & shows that those people truly did NOT have the compassion for supplying the best interest/comfort. of the elephants at heart!

[@thomasf-y5w]

That caretaker in Winnepeg is just worried about his paycheck loss~well to bad dude they need to go with a better environment in Cali. Bless you Mr.Bob Barker you are one of Gods Angels on earth RIP man. It would be amazing to send them back to their motherland in Africa but we all no the poaching is still a horrible thing there but it is getting better. Great story 5th estate ty.

[@danacallanan2922]

God bless you Bob 🙏 ! Job well done 👏 !

[@raddadray7535]

400 kilos of dung! That’s some fantastic compost/fertilizer matter for the land.Bless and praises to all elephants.

[@thesorrentosmoon4693]

Bob Barker, thank you so much for helping save us. Love The Humpback Whale's. Australia. xoxoxoxoxoxoxox

[@bettyechols6405]

Thank God they made it to California. When those trucks pulled through the gates, the tears just burst forth...

[@bohhica1]

Outstanding, thank you for an amazing video!👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@bobbypaluga4346]

Great story, I'm not anti-zoo but Elephants are just too big for cages or little patches of ground. Paws sounds like a real positive.y

[@rebeculus]

Bobby Paluga PAWS is amazing! You can go on an elegant tour there for $300. I did it last year and it was awesome to see how the elephants (and tigers and other animals they've rescued) are living.

[@butterflyforeve]

@@rebeculus how is the tour done?

[@rebeculus]

Desire Love oops. I didn't mean "elegant." Last year when I did it, you book on advance and I think it costs $300. They held them once every few months. It starts at 8 or 9 AM, and they give you a tour of the various elephant areas and talk about each of them and where they're from, etc. It included lunch, which was delicious. And the coolest part for me was when they did a demonstration of protected contact, which is a procedure for how they and a lot of other sanctuaries interact with elephants and do vet care, etc. The other coolest part is that the co-founder gives the tour and he was amazing.

[@PAWSWEB]

Five years ago today, October 20, 2013. . .

[@diannagrose608]

Hi, l am from Scarborough, very close to the Toronto Zoo. How is Thoka doing, and how is Thika making out? I hope she's finally settling in and making friends with the others.. Thanks for taking them in, and a great big thanks to Bob Barker. I think Thika had a birthday recently. Happy Birthday, Thika!!!! Lots of love to the Scarborough-born girl like me and Mike Myers!

[@rebeculus]

Dianna Grose I was at PAWS last year, and they're both doing great. They live in separate areas, and get along well with the elephants they're paired up with.

[@DragonFae16]

With that female elephant Lucy, if she has a respiratory condition, being in a cold climate would be far more dangerous than travelling overland to a warmer home. That vet is either delusional or lying.

[@laurenmay2098]

Both

[@susanacharmers4323]

That vet is a Greedy man for the money & profit. They never think of the welfare of the poor LUCY. I hope one day those cruel people who imprisoned Lucy MUST Suffer heavily too.

[@cindyhuffman6711]

He is lying, he doesn't want to loose his job.

[@munchiis2486]

He looks delusional yeah.

[@onesiewarrior]

thank you to Bob Barker and RIP. ❤

[@Ak-iw8nu]

I cried watching this happy and sad tears

[@theresaprice310]

Thank you love y’all and Bob❤️💕❤️🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘

[@babaib3513]

Beyond words.mans love and mankinds ability to care and do good as strong as his ability to do the not so good . fantasy tale of love and concern for one the most beautiful amazing innocent gentle giants of our world . for the entire team which pulled off this generous compassionate act and narrative God bless God keep u and urs forever. Thank u thank. U and thank u

[@bobbypaluga4346]

The Edmonton vet seems to be a real company man, he wants nothing to do with any opinions not identical to zoo policy. I don't like the rings they put around elephants legs and the hooks seem very cruel. Giraffes in a zoo housed in horse stalls without room to run around chew on trees etc man be similar to the elephant dilemma

[@womanofsubstance8735]

The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, TN would have been a much shorter voyage. I wonder why these ellies weren't sent there? PAWS is a great place, just wondering. Glad they were in much better surroundings, regardless of location.

[@jrye5]

I wonder the same thing.

[@JenniB123]

"What's the biggest difference? Behaviourally, what's the litmus test when they come here?" "Well, when they lie down & sleep is a big one" That really got to me. I watch a lot of elephant rescue videos and some I have followed long term (Elephant Nature Park has documented some amazing elephant rescues). The difference in their body language from before their rescue to even a few months later is incredible. And yes, sometimes, laying down to sleep peacefully is a first for these creatures. These elephants have come from zoos, which although are far from ideal, are nothing like those that are still in incredibly abusive situations, such as some of those is Thailand.

[@jeanettewaverly2590]

This brings tears to my eyes.

[@virginialynch9668]

The worst thing that can happen is that there is a delay once the loading process is completed. Shame on whoever caused that.

[@sheinamoore6612]

I dont think they want her to have the life she deserves

[@gtgodbear6320]

17:28 Was that the actual plane taking off? Or was that a different plane for example. That looked like a pretty steep climate if there was an elephant in there.

[@SB-000]

A great report of this transition!

[@ericlakota1847]

Love the jernelist laughed in vets face when he sead she is fine all alone with people poor Lucy God bless Bob and this jernelist haha if she so happy around people imagin her with elophents

[@sheila1115]

there are several elephant sanctuary in the u.s. the one in tennessee has over 3,000 acres.

[@Chancexoxo]

Thank you Bob!!

[@MsNoPixel]

Awww I love paws! They help Hope for paws with a lot of their domestic animal rescues. This is awesome!

[@salberg1]

So wonderful. Charlie also received his freedom from the Pretoria South African zoo.

[@HollyInAZ]

oh my god, good for HIM! Thanks Bob! And I’m so glad the girls have a great retirement ❤

[@kozmiczian7803]

Love 'elephant woman' . . . she knows wtf she's doing . . . and knows animals and what it takes to move them . . . 🐯🐴🐘.

[@sonjamcleod]

Beautiful video

[@donnaeckhardt6960]

Yeah TEKA made it at 2:00am. Thank u GOD FOR THE WEALTHY WHO HELP YOUR CREATION.

[@jweber297]

Yes, the question is what place is better to the animal ?

[@canag0d]

My family owns a zoo in Ontario. One time we imported a moose and her baby. Unfortunately the sedative wore off too soon and when they opened the crate she was shipped in, she ran directly into a wall out of front and died. The mom was so distraught she stopped eating and essentially committed suicide. I mean… The emotions are comparable of a Shakespeare play. Except… This is real. Money suck, protect our natural world! It’s long term value is incomprehensible more valuable than short term gains from corrupt bankers and manipulators.

[@krissy8045]

Oh my god……….I love Bob barker!!! One word to describe Bob……Legend oh ya and sexy.lol

[@joemilbourne3151]

Couldn't the Air Force have been used again for these gorgeous animals ?

[@fuerzafuerza8768]

Thank you!!!❤❤❤

[@chelemae]

While this was an excellent, well thought out, well organized journey, my question is - how did they elephants get to the zoo in the first place? If they weren't born in captivity, then were they originally transported in a crate? Don't get me wrong, I love the care that was taken to transport these animals to a better place. I'm just wondering if they got to the zoo in a crate in the first place and how they did then?

[@rebeculus]

Chele I don't know about these elephants specifically, but many elephants in North American zoos that weren't born in captivity were likely bought from countries in Africa or Asia as babies - so, separated from their mom when they were still nursing probably (since they often nurse till they're like 4-5) and taken to a zoo. I don't know if any zoos in North America do that anymore, but Zimbabwe has sold tens of baby elephants to China in recent years, for zoos. Heartbreaking, because female elephants spend their whole lives with their mom and sisters and aunts, etc. And all elephants have life long relationships with each other. So they're basically traumatized when taken as upping elephants from their family.

[@KathleenMonaghan-r3x]

HOW WONDERFUL 😢❤ ! THANK YOU TO THE DEDICATED CARERS, STAFF, VOLUNTEERS .... FOR THE PATIENTS AND KINDNESS 😅😢❤😢 TOWARDS THESE BEAUTIFUL CREATURES 😢❤😢 😂❤😂❤😂❤😂❤ FROM AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺 ♥

[@nolabachiu7690]

Bless you Bob ❤

[@MarilynYaffee-ek9yv]

Absolutely fantastic.❤❤❤❤❤

[@deemariedubois4916]

I wonder if the elephants tease each other about their Canadian and American accents. Sadly they should all be speaking African but this is much better for them in their lives right now.

[@bhmcrumbs1348]

Elephant sanctuary ❤ Hope Edmonton, Canada zoo will let Lucy join the California elephants!!! ❤

[@tullioward]

spectacular

[@sherryammons2009]

People are foolish to believe Elephants don’t need other Elephants!! How selfish of the humans in Edmonton to have such an ignorant belief. Those people haven’t a clue. Poor Lucy. 😢🐘😢🐘Precious Lucy deserves a better life!!!!🙏🏻

[@mika72.-Bois]

Wonderful stories of improving the lives of captive 🐘 🐘 🐘 🐘 elephants. Another bonus the commentary had the measurements eg weights, distances etc were in the metric system! Yeah! 😁

[@imogen2092]

Elephants should never be alone. They’re very social animals. They, especially females , need a herd. They’re not made for extreme cold climates. They should NEVER be subjected to the use of bull hooks. Lucy needs to be rescued. She deserves to spend her retirement with others of her kind.

[@donnaeckhardt6960]

It's 2 BAD LUCY died. I love elephants more today, than yesterday.

[@pamelapayton3857]

Thank u God for these magnificent creatures that humans, to a certain extent, have learned are precious and must be treated as such and not disposable commodities. May all of Earth's treasures be treated well. ❤

[@CristinaF210]

Human cruelty has no bounds, who brings an elephant to Canada??? to Canada and keeps her alone for years??????????? only a human could have done that, how narcissistic and cruel can you be to ACTUALLY believe in your own words this guy actually BELIEVE Lucy doesnt need other elephants the disgusting guy, the disgusting guy !!!!!!!!!! Thank you for giving her so deserved elephant life which is TO BELONG TO A HERD OF ELEPHANTS THANK YOU♥♥♥♥♥