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NSPCA Confirms Charges Against Greg Vogt (CEO of Knysna Tourism)

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This year, a tragic story of elephant abuse in Knysna rocked animal lovers around the world. In an odd move for a institution that markets a town whose economy is based on tourism, Knysna Tourism appointed Greg Vogt, the ex-seven-year manager of the elephant park, as CEO of their organisation (a position, arguably, one of the most important in the small town). I got hold of Wendy Anella Wilson at the NSPCA Special Investigations Unit in the hope that she can shed light on Vogt’s involvement in the case. What is … Read the full article…

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Knysna Elephant Park Denies Abuse

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This is a press release issued by Knysna Elephant Park (for further context, please refer to the previous blog on this site, ‘Were Elephants Tortured in Knysna?’): With these relevant facts now known to the reader, and in order to provide some clarification to the allegations published by the NSPCA, the Knysna Elephant Park issues the following further factual statement regarding this terrible event that they discovered six years ago: This incident took place in 2008. The elephants in question were only housed and fed at Elephants of Eden, not … Read the full article…

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Were Elephants Tortured in Knysna?

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The alleged torture of elephants in Knysna has shocked residents as well as animal lovers across the world. I was deliberately slow to report on this because I simply didn’t have all the facts. I still don’t but I’m prompted to clarify the situation (with the little I know) as irresponsible news services have ignored the TWO SIDES TO THIS STORY, aiming, instead, to exploit the emotions of their readers. Unfortunately, that bias has already hit international news wires and Knysna is looking like the devil’s home. Locally, some media … Read the full article…

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