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2025-10-24

WATCH: The Los Angeles Premiere of Lucy, the Stolen Lives of Elephants is a Big Hit!

In Defense of Animals hosts the premiere of the groundbreaking film, Lucy, the Stolen Lives of Elephants in Los Angeles.
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10 Worst Zoos, documentary, Edmonton Valley Zoo, elephants
 

2025-09-05

Forgotten Elephant Mary Endured a Heartless Hanging

Forgotten elephant Mary was a circus star who met a cruel ending when she was heartlessly hanged.
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2025-08-08

The Devastating Loss of Matriarchs Threatens Elephant Survival

Matriarchs are the oldest and wisest members of elephant societies, but they are under severe threat from trophy hunting, poaching, and habitat loss.
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Africa, dissolution of herds, elephant storytellers, elephants, habitat loss, matriarchs, poaching, sport hunting
 

2025-07-18

Parole Zoo Tampa's Constricted, Cramped Elephants from Prison to Sanctuary

Six elephants at Zoo Tampa are crowded into a 2.5-acre prison-like enclosure. The lone male, Sdudla, is often isolated in his even smaller yard.
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10 Worst Zoos, African elephants, barren exhibits, cramped enclosure, elephants, Zoo Tampa
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2025-07-03

Attend the Virtual Memorial Honoring the Tragic Life & Death of Elephant Indu

A virtual memorial on July 9 will honor the sad life and tragic death of Indu, the elephant at the Phoenix Zoo.
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2025-06-23

MEDIA RELEASE: Elephant Advocates Rally at LA Zoo to Demand Sanctuary for Billy & Tina

Dozens of animal advocates gathered outside the Los Angeles Zoo on Saturday to demand sanctuary — not another zoo — for elephants Billy and Tina.
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2025-06-13

Calvin’s Tragic Tale: An Elephant Exploited Until the End

Forgotten elephant Calvin is honored for his brave, bold spirit and quiet endurance during 29 years of captivity in a zoo.
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2025-06-06

Send Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s Suffering Golden Girl Elephants to Sanctuary

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s 5 suffering senior elephants need retirement now to sanctuary.
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African elephants, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, elephants, psychological suffering, Sanctuary, zoochosis
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2025-05-30

UPDATE: LA Zoo Betrays Public Trust & Ships Elephants Off in the Dead of Night to Another Zoo

The LA Zoo secretly sent Billy & Tina to Tulsa’s overcrowded zoo — betraying public trust & the elephants, who deserved sanctuary. Now there’s legal action, celebrity…
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2025-05-23

MEDIA RELEASE: Lawsuit, Celebrity Outrage Sparked by Tulsa Zoo Elephant Arrivals

The clandestine overnight shipment of the last two Los Angeles Zoo elephants — Billy and Tina — to the overcrowded Tulsa Zoo has provoked a tidal wave of public…
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2025-05-21

MEDIA RELEASE: LA Zoo Betrays Public Trust and Ships Elephants off in Dead of Night to Another Zoo

The Los Angeles Zoo's clandestine move to ship elephants Billy and Tina to the Tulsa Zoo is a shameless betrayal of the public trust — and of the elephants themselves…
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2025-05-16

UPDATE: Phoenix Zoo Kills Indu Despite Elephant Advocates’ Urgent Pleas for Sanctuary

Phoenix Zoo has killed Indu, a 59-year-old Asian elephant who had been held alone since 2021. Prompted by an anonymous tip about the zoo’s plans to kill Indu, In…
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2025-05-13

MEDIA RELEASE: LA Zoo Director Rebuffs Call to Send Elephants to Sanctuary

In a tense exchange at the LA City Council budget hearing, LA Zoo Director defied massive public outcry and calls for discussion from Councilmember Bob Blumenfield…
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10 Worst Zoos, Billy, elephants, Los Angeles Zoo, Tina
 

2025-05-10

MEDIA RELEASE: Phoenix Zoo Kills Indu Despite Elephant Advocates’ Urgent Pleas for Sanctuary

In Defense of Animals has condemned Phoenix Zoo for killing Indu, a 59-year-old Asian elephant who has been held alone since 2021. Prompted by an anonymous tip about…
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2025-05-03

MEDIA RELEASE: Phoenix Zoo Plans to Kill Elephant Indu & Dismember Her Body for Removal

The Phoenix Zoo plans to kill Indu, its only elephant, and cut her body in half for removal. In Defense of Animals is demanding the zoo halt this horrifying plan…
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10 Worst Zoos, animals in entertainment, elephant sanctuary, elephants, Phoenix Zoo
 

2025-05-02

WATCH: Elephant Advocates Rally at Los Angeles Zoo & Phoenix Zoo

Animal advocates descended on the Los Angeles Zoo and Phoenix Zoo with a rallying cry to free their elephants to sanctuary.
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2025-04-25

UPDATE: Los Angeles Zoo Sending Ailing Elephants to Another Zoo, Despite Calls for Sanctuary

Disappointing news! The Los Angeles Zoo has announced that it’s sending its two ailing Asian elephants, Billy and Tina, to the Elephant Experience and Preserve at…
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2025-04-23

MEDIA RELEASE: LA Zoo Sending Ailing Elephants to Another Zoo, Despite Calls for Sanctuary

In Defense of Animals is disappointed that the Los Angeles Zoo has announced it’s sending its two ailing Asian elephants Billy and Tina to the Elephant Experience…
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10 Worst Zoos, Billy, elephants, Los Angeles Zoo, Tina
 

2025-04-14

MEDIA RELEASE: Activists Rally to Free Lonely Elephant Indu from Phoenix Zoo

On April 12, passionate protestors rallied at Phoenix Zoo to encourage it to retire Indu, its only elephant, to a reputable sanctuary.
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10 Worst Zoos, elephants, Phoenix Zoo
 

2025-03-28

Phoenix: Join the Rally to Free Lonely Indu to Sanctuary

Rally to free the lonely elephant Indu to Sanctuary at Phoenix Zoo April 12, 2025
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2025-03-25

MEDIA RELEASE: WATCH: LA Zoo Elephants Billy & Tina Offered Ticket to Cambodia

In a stunning development, philanthropist and retired trial lawyer David Casselman has offered to fully fund the relocation and lifetime care of Los Angeles Zoo…
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10 Worst Zoos, elephants, Los Angeles Zoo
 

2025-03-21

Little Rock Zoo Must Move its Elderly Elephants out of the Cold

Elderly elephants Babe and Zina at the Little Rock Zoo have endured decades in a tiny, cold zoo. They deserve retirement to a warm sanctuary home.
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10 Worst Zoos, elephants, Little Rock Zoo
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2025-03-14

In Zoos, Baby Booms are a Bust for Elephants

Breeding babies pumps up profits and results in years of suffering for elephants in zoos, and contributes nothing to the conservation of the species.
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2025-03-07

Los Angeles: Rally to Free Billy & Tina From the #1 Worst Zoo for Elephants!

The Los Angeles Zoo is #1 on In Defense of Animals 2024 10 Worst Zoos for Elephants. A rally to free the aging and lonely elephants Billy and Tina will be held on…
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