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We Need a Power Trackbarrow for the Barn
We chose ERNA's south Georgia location partly for its climate. Our mild temperatures ensure that our residents will spend as much time outdoors as possible.
But there are times when our elephants will need to spend more time in the barn. For these times ERNA's elephant barn stalls are filled with special estuary sand rather than having a traditional concrete floor. In fact, each stall is actually a four-foot-deep sand pit.
Soft, deep sand yields underfoot, preventing pressure wounds, arthritis, musculoskeletal degeneration, and other physical ailments that result from elephants spending time standing on unnaturally hard surfaces.
Maintaining the sand requires that we use special tools and equipment. The traditional wheel barrow used to collect elephant waste, for instance, is useless in the sand.
That's why we need a power trackbarrow. It can navigate in the sand without getting stuck, has a tight turning radius, can easily fit though the barn doors and has an automatic dump that makes caregivers happy.
Please
donate toward the purchase of a power trackbarrow
for ERNA. Every dollar counts and no donation is too small. Thank you for your support!
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