# Saturday is Elephant Day

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 5, 2005, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-is-elephant-day/329609 "2005-11-05T05:08:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-is-elephant-day/329609/1 "2005-11-05T05:08:11Z")

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Riddle’s Elephant Sanctuary has Visitor’s Day the first Saturday of the month.

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> Visitors Day  
> There is an opportunity for the public to visit the elephants on the first Saturday of every month between 11:00a.m. and 3:00p.m. There is a $5 admission donation per person, children under 2 years of age enter free. Donations help support the care of the elephants at the sanctuary.

[Elephant link](http://www.elephantsanctuary.org/info/events.asp)

They care for elephants that have been removed from inept circuses, elephants from failed zoos, elephants who got into trouble with drugs and ran away from home.

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**Author:** ![Operation\_Ripper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/34f0e0/32.png) [@Operation\_Ripper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Operation_Ripper)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-is-elephant-day/329609/2 "2005-11-05T06:57:05Z")

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In Arkansas eh? I spend a good deal of time in Memphis, maybe the preserve is close by, wouldn’t mind dropping by and donating.

i hate hate hate hate hate animal shows of all kinds, especially circuses’ dancing animals, hate it!