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Elephant Caregiver Killed, Will Be Missed | National Geographic


in a small community like this when you
lose somebody as important as Jim is
it’s very very difficult and gives us
all pause
I think a lot of people know Jim through
his vet practice and we tend to
underestimate what it’s like to lose a
pet and when Jim had a hand in that end
of time for a pet my personal experience
twice with him was that he did it with
incredible sensitivity very heartfelt
and that compassion was the way Jim
that’s his life and we all felt that
knew it Jim was an old school
veterinarian but his foremost the thing
that he exuded was his love of animals
he did this because he had a true
passion and desire to help animals just
it was really nice to see what he does
there people think of it like oh can you
ride the elephants like no they’re
retired
you know circus animals that are there
to relax and enjoy their life one of the
elephants rosie her trunk is not really
paralyzed but she has a hard time moving
it so she sways it and he would have
something in his hand and he would watch
her sway it and finally get food into
her mouth it was it was really
interesting to watch and how connected
he is to the elephants and you know
anyone could see that going there and
watching him being next to them myself
and my daughter and my husband senator
had gone out there many times they would
just watch him and just just come over
to him and you know put their trunk near
him and think they just knew that he was
there or in store
what girl
odd little girl I’ve known Jimmy since I
moved here 26 years ago he was our vet
for many years just a nice guy I loved
Anna more than anybody I know
he was just well liked by everybody he
really was you know I mean the only way
I can describe his as a pencil Jim would
be wrong side out if people thought
badly of the elephant’s I’ve only had
once a week with with Jim it was an
honor and a privilege that’s really I
mean he just made you want to be better
at what you did you know he will be
missed
you
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