scottythecomic's whimsical rantings

"If there were no elephant in the jungle, the buffalo would be a great animal."
-- Ghanaian Proverb

Seems Jenny the elephant is as popular as Olympic gold medalist, Michael Phelps. As Tommy Tutone sang:

Jenny, Jenny, you're the girl for me.
You don't know me but you make me so happy.
I tried to call you before but I lost my nerve.
I tried my imagination, but I was disturbed.

One would think that this tug-of-war between Dallas Zoo officials and various groups vying for Jenny's attention would have been resolved by now.  But hey, think again. Not only is this Dallas (which I love), but we're talking about animal activists who often as not are like having a goalie on a dart team.

Now there's an Arlington attorney, Donald Feare, who is involved on behalf of Concerned Citizens For Jenny. Oh, brother. Anyway, Mr, Feare specializes in animal law (good for him) and has filed a formal protest with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Division. He and others are attempting to keep Jenny from going to Mexico's Africam Safari Park.

But get this. Mr. Feare stated in his letter that Dallas Zoo officials' decision is "a thinly veiled excuse to get rid of a problematic elephant."

Say what? Didn't you mean to say that your letter was a thinly disguised attempt to get Jenny to Tennessee so as to appease Lily Tomlin? Hmm, my bad.

Well, since I am taking the day off, I guess I'll grab my Sony Handycam and get out to the zoo. Maybe I can catch Jenny rolling up and smoking some contraband dung.  Or maybe...just maybe, I can get some tight footage of Jenny the Rogue accepting some bootleg peanuts from passersby. Surely this "problematic" elephant is up to no good and is deliberately trying to get out of Dallas with repeated bad behavior.

Oh, and Dallas Zoo officials? I'm with whatever you decide is best. Don't cowtow to political pressure. Make the call: 867-5309.

Keep your eyes glued to Fox 4 for this developing story.