article_snippet.sent: A zoo is facing criticism from animal rights activists after an Asian elephant died - 25 years after an Asian elephant sustained a leg injury while in captivity there.
article_snippet.sent: an Asian elephant leg was injured after female elephants shoved an Asian elephant into a moat in 1990 .
article_snippet.sent: Deputy Director Chris Pfefferkorn said in what is considered normal activity for the animals, older female elephants shoved Rama out of the herd and into a moat.
article_snippet.sent: Courtney Scott, a leader of the protest group Free the Oregon Zoo Elephant, told KOIN 'Courtney Scott, a leader of the protest group
article_snippet.sent: the Oregon Zoo Elephant shouldn't have been put in a herd with adult females when Courtney Scott, a leader of the protest group Free the Oregon Zoo Elephant was young. 
article_snippet.sent: I think that is a grave error on the part of the Oregon Zoo and just shows what happens when elephants live in zoos.'
article_snippet.sent: Scott also told the television station that the Oregon Zoo doesn't have enough room to hold the elephants.
article_snippet.sent: Zoo staff, however, told KOIN construction on a larger elephant enclosure is underway.
article_snippet.sent: Debate: Scott has claimed the Oregon Zoo officials should not have placed Rama with female elephants at a young age.
highlights_snippet.sent: Zoo officials said Rama's leg was hurt in 1990, when older female elephants shoved Rama out of the herd and Rama went into a moat .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: the Oregon Zoo Elephants has claimed zoo officials should not have placed Rama with the females at a young age .