Three female African elephants who have lived most of their lives in the confines of the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere in Tennessee have just won back their freedom, and with it, the power to make their own decisions.

The well known Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary welcomes Hadari, 33, Sukari, 31, and Rosie, 44, to their new lives, free of exploitation, on 2,700 acres in Hohenwald, Tennessee.

These 3 elephants were originally destined for a dismal future at the Disney owned Elephant Center in Florida. After the death of Juno, the first Nashville Zoo elephant sent to the Center, who died in August, only four months after her arrival, somehow the fate of the three remaining zoo elephants looked much brighter.

Disney’s Elephant Center remains a questionable place, with three elephants deaths occurring there in the last 3 years.

Now, with zoo life behind them, Hadari, Sukari, and Rosie can spend the rest of their days living with freedom of choice, dignity, peace, and lots of room to roam.

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See them settling into their new life at the Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary here.