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		<title>David Ebert, founder of the Weeping Elephant Project</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>David Ebert&#8211;the founder of Weeping Elephant Project, which, according to its website, “focuses on the awfulness of the use of captive elephants for zoos, circuses and other forms of supposed entertainment,” but has great ambitions for rectifying the plight of these pachyderms—recalls his 33-year career as a commercial litigation attorney, exploring opportunities, as he approached [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2026/09/david-ebert-founder-of-the-weeping-elephant-project/">David Ebert, founder of the Weeping Elephant Project</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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