I am thinking that an elephant would make an excellent addition to the household. It would compliment the two dogs I currently own perfectly. I am not sure it could be a house elephant though, the dog flap in the kitchen door is just a bit too small.

Imagine, taking your elephant down the street to do the grocery shopping. You would have to teach it to stay inside it's white lines in the shopping centre car park of course, and not to sit on the neighbouring car. It could help with important trimming of overhanging trees on the way down the road and supply local gardeners with manure that was conveniently located on their nature strip for them to collect.

It seems I'm not the only one who fancies the idea of having an elephant. Carol Buckley and Scott Blais have similar desires and not content with one they now have 7 living on 2,700 acres in Tennessee. They established the Elephant Santuary as a sort of retirement home for elderly and unwanted circus and zoo elephants. You can visit the web site that documents their project here.