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MEDIA RELEASE: Bill Maher, Sarah Silverman & Jorja Fox Shatter Zoo Spin on Elephant Space

10 Worst Zoos for Elephants of 2022 Revealed by In Defense of Animals

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UPDATE: The Betrayal of India’s Elephants

Indian Parliament betrays elephants by opening the door to wild capture of elephants for trade or transport. Elephants can now be sold for “religious or any purpose.”

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Elephants in Circuses Deserve the Gift of Freedom

The perfect gift for the elephants at Carson & Barnes Circus is retirement to sanctuary.

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Bamboo the Elephant’s Days of Misery Are Finally Over: Zoos Must Liberate Their Captives

Bamboo’s tragic life and death at the OK City Zoo are a clarion call to end the confinement and breeding of elephants in zoos.

Tembo the Elephant’s Heart is Breaking From Loneliness at the Cameron Park Zoo

Urge Cameron Park Zoo to send its lone African elephant Tembo to an accredited sanctuary.

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MEDIA RELEASE: Animal Activists Welcome LA Council Recommendation To Free Billy the Elephant

In Defense of Animals has welcomed a unanimous vote by Los Angeles City Council’s Personnel, Audits and Animal Welfare Committee to send long-suffering Asian elephant,…

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African Lion Safari: Conservation Lies Don’t Hide Your Abuse

Urge African Lion Safari to send its Asian elephants to an accredited sanctuary.

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Send Chronically Depressed Elephant Chendra to Sanctuary Now!

The lone Borne elephant Chendra continues to suffer at the Oregon Zoo. It is time for her to be retired to sanctuary.

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Give Lonely Lucy the Elephant her Chance for Freedom

The Edmonton Valley Zoo in Canada must agree to a health exam by an independent, unaffiliated veterinarian to assess if Lucy is well enough to be transported to…

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Zoo Knoxville’s Elephants Are Going to a Sanctuary!

Exciting news! Zoo Knoxville plans to retire its 3 African elephants to the Elephant Sanctuary in TN. Tell the zoo to take the next step and halt any plans to bring…

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50 Years of Elephant Protection in India Down the Drain?

In India, 50 years of protection for elephants is in danger of being reversed by an amendment to the Wildlife Protection Act, by allowing the commercial sale and…

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The Sad Status of Elephants on World Elephant Day

August 12, 2022, World Elephant Day is a call for compassion for elephants around the world who continue to be slaughtered in the wild and caged for life in captivity.

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Pittsburgh Zoo: Holding 10 Elephants Captive is Not Conservation

Tell the Pittsburgh Zoo and International Conservation Center to stop breeding elephants and send as many as it can to accredited sanctuaries.

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Lucy’s Birthday Blues, 45 Years in Captivity

Lucy’s 47th birthday on July 1st at the Edmonton Valley Zoo in Alberta, Canada is no cause for celebration. It is a reminder of her 45 years spent in the frozen…

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End the Barbaric Use of Bullhooks on Elephants in Canada

Act now to help end the brutal use of bullhooks on elephants in Canada.

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Scathing New Report Calls Confinement of Elephants a Legacy of Shame

Scathing new report exposes why zoos across the US and Europe should close their elephant exhibits and end the breeding and confinement of elephants.

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Stop the Killing of Botswana’s Last Great Tuskers!

Trophy hunters continue to kill off the last of Botswana’s old tuskers. Urge CITES and the President of Botswana to protect elephants and reinstate the ban on trophy…

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Natural Bridge Zoo: Asha Deserves a "Beautiful" Life

Beautiful, formerly known as Asha the elephant at the Natural Bridge Zoo, has known suffering her entire life. Please take action on her behalf.

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Granby Zoo: Close Your Elephant Exhibit & Send the Elephants to Sanctuary!

Call on Granby Zoo CEO Paul Gosselin to close the elephant exhibit and send their elephants to an accredited sanctuary.

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Moby & Ricky Gervais Join Launch of 2021 Worst Zoos for Elephants List

In Defense of Animals has released yet another list of zoos that have earned a spot on the 10 Worst based on various factors such as lack of space, solitary elephants,…

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Bubbles' Soul is Bursting for Freedom from Myrtle Beach Safari

Bubbles the African elephant is one of many lives being destroyed for profit at Myrtle Beach Safari. Please take action to send Bubbles to an accredited elephant…

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MEDIA RELEASE: Moby & Ricky Gervais Urge Elephant Release from 10 Worst Zoos

In Defense of Animals’ respected annual list of the 10 Worst Zoos for Elephants in North America has exposed suffering and markers of captivity-caused brain damage.…

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Release Captive Elephant Family from Fort Worth Zoo!

The Asian elephants at the Fort Worth Zoo live in a fabricated environment made to loosely resemble the wild. Urge the zoo to send them to an accredited sanctuary.

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Memphis Zoo: Love Doesn’t Live In Captivity

Please urge Memphis Zoo to send Gina, Asali, Daisy, and Bambi to an accredited elephant sanctuary where their bonds will never be unnaturally broken.

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