Inmates in Morocco

Four elephants are held hostage in Morocco, on a no mans land close to Casablancas Great Mosque, following European Union travel restrictions that prevent wild animals coming from Africa to enter the EU. But having spent more than six months in Morocco under European rules they have technically acquired the nationality of the country where they are, the EU told AFP. Morocco, however, has no regulations on animal health compatible with EU rules and suffers moreover from foot and mouth disease. The elephants left France on tour in 2005.

Joy Gartner walks by one of his four elephants held 'hostage'.

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