frostbite :

'shooting an elephant' by george orwell is a great essay.

2008-01-17 12:45:26

strawberryluna :

they are terrible animals sometimes, the terriblest. nothing bums me out like poor mary the elephant.

2008-01-17 12:24:25

danstiles :

Honestly, what the hell is wrong with humans?

2008-01-17 12:22:05

evanmarnoch :

I just read the story. Poor Mary.

2008-01-17 11:48:48

motownjc :

random sad as fxxk. d'oh.

2008-01-17 11:42:08

strawberryluna :

mary the elephant makes me cry.

2007-11-13 10:39:59

perkins :

Disturbing as hell. A+

2007-11-13 10:07:40

john seabury :

Isn't it funny that people love to see images of violence done to people, but they can't stand to see an animal get hurt? I know I'm like that. Ha Ha.

2006-05-01 23:51:05

phoondaddy :

sad story I never heard of 'til now.

2005-09-07 08:14:38

strawberryluna :

poor, poor mary the elephant.

2005-09-07 08:11:44

The Dirty Protest :

Jesus Christ, I've never heard of this story before now, that's insane.

2005-09-07 03:49:50

crosshair :

this is disturbing

2005-09-06 22:54:59

unknownrockstar :

man, that's pretty fucken sad... if you cage a man for years and years, and he kills his slavers, it's self defense. if it happens to an animal they kill it. people are savages.

2005-09-01 21:55:48

strawberryluna :

i read about Mary for the first time when i was 18? 19? yeah. this story still makes me nauseous and incredibly sad.

2005-08-31 17:56:08

connor13 :

Mary's foot was chained to the track and the derrick chain put on her neck. A witness described the derrick chain breaking as she was lifted. The reason, the ankle chain had not been released. The witness said he could hear the ankle tendons being torn. When the chain broke, Mary fell back on the track and was stunned and not able to get up. They quickly got another chain around her neck and hoisted her into the air once more. Within a few minutes she was dead.

2005-08-31 16:51:26

Steve Chanks :

Elephant suicide is a rising threat in the already diminishing pachyderm community. Spread the word to our thick skinned friends that there are those that want to help. Let them know thet are not alone.

2005-08-31 11:27:05

strawberryluna :

awww man. mary the elephant; could be the saddest story ever, damn.

2005-08-30 07:42:20

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