Disney vet takes elephant vasectomies to Africa

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

At Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom, head veterinarian Mark Stetter demonstrates the 5-foot contraception tool for a procedure that he hopes will help control Africa's elephant population: vasectomies. The theme park's plan is the latest attempt to deal with what African officials say is overpopulation, although conservationists dispute that. While those who live far from elephants may think they are endangered, thousands of them have been killed in Africa because of concerns that they had overwhelmed certain areas.

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Jason Hammond's avatar
Why in the world would someone want that job? ugh...
Acoustic Viscosity's avatar
Why in the world would someone want to be a proctologist? ;)
We're going to need a bigger knife.

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