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Saturday: Protests Against Needless Animal Killing by Zoos - World Zoothanasia Day 2019

Grant’s Farm Shuts Down Exhibit After All Elephants Die

Tell Zoo to Tell It Like It Is: Help Name Captive Newborn Elephant!

Victories: Two States Ban Wild Animals in Traveling Acts

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Urge Roger Williams Park Zoo to Give Up Bullhooks

Saturday: Protests Against Needless Animal Killing by Zoos - World Zoothanasia Day 2019

World Zoothanasia Day protests needless animal killings by zoos.

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Grant’s Farm Shuts Down Exhibit After All Elephants Die

More tragedies at captive elephant facilities.

Tell Zoo to Tell It Like It Is: Help Name Captive Newborn Elephant!

Submit a name suggestion for newborn calf.

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Victories: Two States Ban Wild Animals in Traveling Acts

Another win for captive elephants!

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Urge Roger Williams Park Zoo to Give Up Bullhooks

Using a weapon on a captive elephant is blatantly cruel.

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Archaic Zoo Model Is Harming Elephants

Support for our elephant advocacy campaign pushes into the new year and beyond.

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2019-01-08

MEDIA RELEASE: 10 Worst Zoos for Elephants Revealed by In Defense of Animals

Captive elephant suffering exposed by IDA's respected 10 Worst Zoos list

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Six-Year-Old Lily the Elephant Dies at Oregon Zoo

Yet another sad death at this zoo.

Support Singapore’s Proposed Ivory Ban

Help end elephant poaching and protect these iconic individuals.

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Will Happy Finally Get Sanctuary?

A lawsuit holds potentially important consequences for animals in the USA.

Enough is Enough!

The tragic death of Lily the baby elephant at the Oregon Zoo makes our blood boil!

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2018-11-02

Send Grieving Zoo Elephant to Sanctuary Before it’s Too Late!

Speak out now to get grieving Little Mac to sanctuary instead of another zoo!

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California: Join Us for a Unique & Inspiring Conference Confronting the Practice of Captivity

Don’t miss this important conference that happens only once every four years!

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2018-09-21

Solitary Elephant Asha Still Waiting for “Responsible” Agencies to Act on Her Behalf

We ask for you to speak up for Asha before her whole life is wasted in misery!

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Nosey and Captive Elephants Everywhere Need You!

Elephants taken from the wild are exploited by zoos and circuses for profit.

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2018-09-18

California: Ask Governor Brown to Sign the Iconic African Species Protection Act Today!

One final effort is needed to make the Act an enforceable law.

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2018-09-14

Stop the Elephant Bloodbath in Botswana

Approximately 87 elephants have been found dead in Botswana.

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BREAKING NEWS: Elephant Death at America’s Worst Zoo Prompts Calls for Release

CONTACT: Toni Frohoff, Ph.D., toni@idausa.org, 805-836-0496 IMAGES: http://bit.ly/TopekaWorstZoo VIDEO: https://youtu.be/2U3ekCoGd3w Topeka, KS (September 12, 2018) –…

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2018-09-07

Send Buffalo Zoo Elephants to Elephant Sanctuary!

One less frigid elephant prison is worth celebrating but send them to sanctuary.

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2018-08-20

California: We’re Half-Way to Passing the Iconic African Species Protection Act!

Now we need your help to get this important wildlife bill passed in the Assembly.

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2018-08-16

Victory! Buffalo Zoo Shuts Down Its Frigid Elephant Exhibit

Asian elephants Jothi and Supara will move from Buffalo Zoo to New Orleans.

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BREAKING NEWS: Victory for Elephants! New York’s Buffalo Zoo Shuts Down its Brutally Frigid Exhibit

Asian elephants Jothi and Supara moved from Buffalo to New Orleans zoo.

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2018-08-11

Thirty Years of Misery: Where is the Justice for Anna Louise?

Anna Louise passed away but there will be no justice for this elephant.

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2018-08-03

Sign Now to Fight Wildlife Trafficking, Poaching, and Terrorism

A bipartisan bill to protect elephants and other wildlife needs your signature!

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