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Site Admin Comment by Nicole on April 27, 2012 at 10:05

Send it to me if you can't post it Karolyn and I will put it up for you.

Comment by Karolyn Ivanof 'Osheema Devonrex on April 27, 2012 at 7:51

Yes, there is a link but I am having trouble putting it up here. I will try to work it out

Thanks Karolyne

Site Admin Comment by Joy on April 27, 2012 at 7:13

That is so sad, but the one comfort is that she died doing what she loved.  Is there a link where you can vote to save the elephant?

Site Admin Comment by Nicole on April 26, 2012 at 23:57

Oh Karolyn, I'm sorry to hear this,  that is so sad.

My deepest condolences to you and your family.

Dr Helen Schofield sounds like she was a wonderful, caring lady...

Such a tragic event. 

Comment by Karolyn Ivanof 'Osheema Devonrex on April 26, 2012 at 21:06

On Anzac Day, late afternoon at Franklin Zoo Auckland,  NZ a very close family member of our  was tragically killed. We believe by accident by a rescued Circus Elephant in her care at the animal Sanctuary.  Dr Helen Schofield nee Cowie was working to rehabilitate the elephant so that she could be eventually be released and live again with a family herd in California. Please vote to save the elephant as it would be what Helen would have wanted. Dr Helen Schofield was a tireless worker for abused animals. We will never forget this beautiful selfless woman who was an angel to all animals

Comment by Babs Chiara Bailey on April 26, 2012 at 18:11

 congrats to tracey and devons !

Comment by Tracey Campbell on April 26, 2012 at 15:48

Aaron - the show was good. We were the only Devons there :( Wish there were a few more to look at. We acutally did well and won some lovely cat prizes. I think there is another show coming up in May - have yet to book my two in. When I get ore details I can let you know.

Site Admin Comment by Joy on April 25, 2012 at 9:57

Lest we forget

Comment by Babs Chiara Bailey on April 25, 2012 at 2:47

respects from the UK for Anzac day  

Comment by Devon Zone Admin on April 24, 2012 at 23:34

Lest We Forget

From the Australian War Memorial:

ANZAC Day – 25 April – is probably Australia's most important national occasion. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War.

During the 1920s ANZAC Day became established as a national day of commemoration for the 60,000 Australians who had died during the war. In 1927, for the first time every state observed some form of public holiday on ANZAC Day. By the mid-1930s, all the rituals we now associate with the day – dawn vigils, marches, memorial services, reunions, two-up games – were firmly established as part of ANZAC Day culture.

With the coming of the Second World War, ANZAC Day also served to commemorate the lives of Australians who died in that war. In subsequent years the meaning of the day has been further broadened to include Australians killed in all the military operations in which Australia has been involved.

ANZAC Day was first commemorated at the Memorial in 1942. There were government orders prohibiting large public gatherings in case of a Japanese air attack, so it was a small occasion, with neither a march nor a memorial service. Since then, ANZAC Day has been commemorated at the Memorial every year.

What does it mean today?

Australians recognise 25 April as an occasion of national remembrance, which takes two forms. Commemorative services are held at dawn – the time of the original landing – across the nation. Later in the day, ex-servicemen and women meet to take part in marches through the major cities and in many smaller centres. Commemorative ceremonies are more formal and are held at war memorials around the country. In these ways, ANZAC Day is a time when Australians reflect on the many different meanings of war.

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