Jumbo Pets Banned

Government has banned Brits from keeping elephants as pets.
It has rejected an online petition to Number 10 calling for pet shops to be allowed to sell elephants.
Some 650 people signed the petition, said to have been started by 12-year-old Jack Smithies, reports The Sun.
The petition said: "We believe that every child in the UK would benefit from owning an elephant.
"It was my dream as a child to care for these magnificent creatures but at the age of twelve I find that nobody takes me seriously.
"Elephants are creatures that children could learn about better by owning their own and keeping them in easily and cheaply converted sheds."
The Government agreed that keeping a pet had many benefits but did not think elephants would make good pets.
Downing Street's response continued: "They are very large animals that are not used to being kept as pets, and have welfare needs that would be impossible to meet in pet shops or people's homes.
"Elephants can also be dangerous, and it would not be safe for people to be able to keep them in their back yard."