@ShelaghU then why is zoocheck wasting its time and money lobbying against the toronto zoo? If these animals are in dire straits after 10 years ZC has done nothing but post a bunch of articles! They are looking for media attention to regain the credibility they lost when it was proven that they and Diebel and others basically lied that Paws sanctuary didnt have Tuberculosis. PAWS uses an animal training company notorious for the capture and selling of wild marine mammals to the entertainment industry. Look it up, Active Environments aka JV China aka Ocean Adventures. I dont support large marine mammals in captivity however these activists skew the facts daily to generate donations to their organizations and ZC needs to regain its public credibility so they can have influence this fall when the final decision about the TZoo elephants happens. Activists have made issues like this hard to address because of their history of spewing lies and propaganda. Why did these employees not do something about this before. If these animals need a new water treatment system then lets focus on making that happen and take care of their immediate needs and not cater to the anti captivity agenda. Zoocheck you have lots of money you claim to care about animal welfare then help them get the water system back on track and deal with legalities and legislation later. USDA in the USA has been infiltrated and taken over by animal rights activists, known former Human Society of United States employees and lawyers. So government legislation is not always the answer. Help the animals NOW, get the water treatment system up to par asap. Zoocheck cannot be impartial and issues like this need to be addressed objectively and rationally.