文／群勳癢癢
當你的家人、朋友全都離你而去，你能忍受孤獨一人度過剩下的人生嗎？光用想的就覺得好痛苦，畢竟人是群居動物，若長期下來在孤單的環境中生存，那很有可能會產生心理疾病。
1. Elephants are just like us. They celebrate births & mourn deaths. And they grow depressed when they're isolated. They require a companion or herd in order to be happy
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) 2019年6月6日
Meet Happy the
Happy is 48 & she lives at the @BronxZoo
For the past 13 years, Happy has lived all alone pic.twitter.com/s9fXg3KX54
其實不只是人，其他動物也是，牠們不止需要陪伴，也需要有良好的環境生存，在美國布朗克斯動物園中，有一隻46歲名為Happy的大象，Happy在動物園裡已有25年之久。
2002年，Happy與一隻大象Grumpy同住，後來Grumpy與其他大象有衝突，而受了重傷，園方便再安排一隻大象Sammy陪伴。
2. There are two accredited sanctuaries in the US that are willing to accept Happy which would give her the opportunity to roam on a large plot of land and be surrounded by other elephants pals. But the @BronxZoo and it's director @JimBreheny are unwilling to give her up. pic.twitter.com/KPrWHasD0x
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) 2019年6月6日
但Sammy在2006年過世後，就再也沒有大象陪伴Happy，只剩Happy孤伶伶的住在動物園中，而此情況已長達10年之久。這十年間，Happy沒有和其他大象接觸過，想必這十年內Happy一點也無法感覺到快樂。
5. By 2006, Happy was alone. And she has been alone since then. For years, animal advocates have begged, protested, & organized in an effort to push the zoo to release Happy to a sanctuary but they have refused. pic.twitter.com/9fcWZBH1QR
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) 2019年6月6日
於是，眾人看不下去，發起網路連署：FREE HAPPY，希望動物園放了Happy，讓牠去另外一個有大象陪伴的地方生活，許多人也在自己的社群頁面上發表對於此活動的支持。
7. So what is Happy's life like? She is kept alone in an indoor elephant stable unless she's on display (alone), for visitors to the @BronxZoo to view when they're on the monorail.
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) 2019年6月6日
Here is a video taken of Happy in her exhibit...there is no reason for her to live like this. pic.twitter.com/ooNNwCPyZk
人們常常將自己不想做的事情付諸在其他人或者動物身上，其實這樣是不對的，動物需要被保護，我們必須讓牠們有生存的權力與該有的生存品質，並不是豢養牠們這麼簡單而已，還沒有人類以前，動物們可是生存在一大片寬闊的土地上，想跑、想跳、想趴都隨便牠們。
人類對於世上的萬物應更加尊重與珍惜，更要切記「己所不欲、勿施於人」的道理。
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