Cruel Government
clipped from www.metro.co.ukCruel Government rejects 'elephants as pets' plea
The Government has shattered the dreams of many British citizens, and ignored a resounding call for change from the people of the country, by saying that it has no plans to allow people to keep elephants as pets.
The hope-crushing announcement came in response to a petition on the 10 Downing Street e-petitions site, which called for the legalisation of elephants as pets.
'We believe that every child in the UK would benefit from owning an elephant,' began the petition, started by one Jack Smithies.
'It was my dream as a child to care for these magnificent creatures but at the age of twelve I find that nobody takes me seriously. We would like to make it legal to import african/indian elephants from africa/india to sell in pet shops across the UK.'
But their pleas fell on deaf ears, as the Government responded to the petition with schoolmistress-like 'no.'
