The Warsaw Zoo, Poland, is looking at using Hemp as Medicine to treat stress in their three resident elephants. Zoo veterinarian Dr. Agnieszka Czujkowska, said that hemp-based CBD oil has proven to help reduce stress and anxiety in animals such as horses and dogs.
Specialists at the zoo are hoping their animals can benefit from CBD as well. They’ll begin their research with the three African elephants, who have been experiencing high stress since losing one of their family members in March. If all goes well, the treatment will extend to giraffes, rhinos and polar bears as well.
Czujkowska says stress can occur for a number of reasons, from elephant pregnancy to injuries such as a broken tusk. It would really help to have a way to help the animals get through these stressful experiences.
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