To the editor: The information of magnificent wild elephants being so cruelly poisoned by the ingestion of cyanide-laced tomatoes is horrendous, and I bemoan this loss with each fiber of my being (“Kenya says 15 elephants died of cyanide poisoning after consuming tomatoes from close by farms,” July 29).
One can perceive the friction that emerges between farmers and wildlife who pose a hazard to their livestock and crops. Nonetheless, to have sentient animals die in such a trend continues to be an intensely brutal methodology. The livestock and different wildlife who graze on this shared space may additionally grow to be negatively affected by such poisonous poisons.
Hopefully, authorities can discover those that are liable for such a grievous act, condemn it forcefully, convict them and finish it.
Elaine Livesey-Fassel, Los Angeles
..
To the editor: The heartache I felt after studying this text was palpable. These noble creatures have households; they care for his or her younger, they nurture each other. Why this occurred is anathema to me. I’ll by no means perceive cruelty to man or animals.
Gina Maslow, Venice
