In-between judging beauty paegants, this chick is really giving back.

So what are YOU doing about the plight of drunken elephants?

Hilton tries to help drunken elephants
By WASBIR HUSSAIN, Associated Press Writer
48 minutes ago

GAUHATI, India - Paris Hilton is being praised by conservationists for highlighting the problem of binge-drinking elephants in northeastern India.

Activists said a celebrity endorsement such as Hilton's was sure to raise awareness of the plight of the pachyderms that get drunk on farmers' homemade rice beer and then go on a rampage.

"The elephants get drunk all the time. It is becoming really dangerous. We need to stop making alcohol available to them," the 26-year-old socialite said in a report posted on World Entertainment News Network's Web site. Her comments were picked up by other Web sites and newspapers around the globe.

Last month, six wild elephants that broke into a farm in the state of Meghalaya were electrocuted after drinking the potent brew and then uprooting an electricity pole.

"There would have been more casualties if the villagers hadn't chased them away. And four elephants died in a similar way three years ago. It is just so sad," Hilton was quoted as saying in Tokyo last week. She was in Tokyo to judge a beauty contest.

Her publicist couldn't immediately be reached for comment Tuesday. HE WAS HIDING - RS

Hilton promised to improve her bad-girl image after she completed a jail term in June for violating probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case.

She announced plans to do charity work in Rwanda, but the trip was postponed until next year.

Sangeeta Goswami, head of animal rights group People for Animals, told The Associated Press: "I am indeed happy Hilton has taken note of recent incidents of wild elephants in northeast India going berserk after drinking homemade rice beer and getting killed."

"As part of her global elephant campaign, Hilton should, in fact, think of visiting this region literally infested with elephants," Goswami said.

Another conservationist said elephant alcohol abuse was just a symptom of the real problem.

"Elephants appear on human settlements ... because they have no habitat left due to wanton destruction of forests," said Soumyadeep Dutta, who heads Nature's Beckon, a leading regional conservation group.

"A celebrity like Hilton must focus her attention on this fact," Dutta said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/a...keBF.s0NUE

You can't make this stuff up (but that doesn't stop me from trying).

You should see what elephants do on coke.

JustErin said:

I have never seen cocaine, so I wouldn't know if the elephants are coked up or just weird.

JustErin said:

believe me, i have. GOOD TIMES.

Steadwood said:

I thought it was appropriate to underline Paris' words in bright pink text.

JustErin said:

this reminded me of my favourite millionnaire moment ever:

jami0mckay said:

Are you kidding me? She chose "An Elephant"?

RodeoSchro said:

the fact that she'd used 50/50 to get it down to two is even worse.

jami0mckay said:

LMFAO, really? I can't stop laughing! Where did you find this? I gotta read about it!

RodeoSchro said:

A friend of mine told me a few months ago and sent the pic, not sure where he got it from. I do hope it is true tho !!

jami0mckay said:

I'm sitting at home all by myself laughing my damned arse off right now

Imago said:

YOur Avatar, wtf??

jami0mckay said:

jami0mckay said:

I think I have finally found a suitable avatar pic.

Dang, it isn't true.

http://www.hoax-slayer.co...tion.shtml

RodeoSchro said:

Well, it's not funny anymore.


Would somebody please demand an apology from Jami?

It probably deserves to be it's own thread.

Imago said:

I still think it's funny. I just put myself back in that space of time where I thought it was true, and then I laugh out loud.

wow, Paris Hilton has really let herself go....
[Edited 11/13/07 8:50am]

roodboi said:

She even looks like a he, but it is a she.

Imago said:

is nothing true anymore, first santa claus, then prince, then this!