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2024-04-26
Portland Metro Area of Oregon Residents: Vote NO on $380 Million Oregon Zoo Bond Measure!
Oppose Portland Metro’s $380 million Oregon Zoo bond that wastes taxpayer funds and does not help animals.
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2024-04-24
MEDIA RELEASE: Portland Should Vote No on $380 Million Zoo Bond
In partnership with Free the Oregon Zoo Elephants, In Defense of Animals urges citizens in the Portland Metro area to reject the Metro Regional Government’s new…
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2024-04-19
The Game Is Up: Trophy Hunting Does Not Boost Conservation or Economy
Botswana is wrong about trophy hunting, it does not conserve elephants or contribute to economies.
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2024-04-12
Tell Buttonwood Zoo: Send Your Sad, Tormented Elephants to Sanctuary Now
After decades in the frigid, cramped Buttonwood Park Zoo in MA, senior elephants Emily and Ruth have earned their retirement to a warm, spacious sanctuary.
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2024-03-22
Victory! Louisville Zoo to Send its Elephants to Sanctuary!
Louisville Zoo to send its two elephants to sanctuary and close its elephant exhibit!
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2024-03-19
MEDIA RELEASE: Louisville Zoo to Shut Down its Elephant Exhibit!
After years of campaigning by In Defense of Animals, Louisville Zoo announced it's sending its last two elephants to The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee
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2024-03-08
Halt the Breeding Bonanza at Sedgwick County Zoo
Sedgwick County Zoo dooming more innocent elephants to lifetimes in captivity
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2024-03-05
MEDIA RELEASE: VIDEO: Protest for Elephants at ZooTampa Sunday, March 3, 2024
On World Wildlife Day, local animal activists of all ages gathered in force to protest the sad lives of ZooTampa’s elephants at a demonstration hosted by In Defense…
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2024-02-23
10 Worst Zoos for Elephants Fireside Chat: Q&A
Responses to questions from In Defense of Animals Fireside Chat on 10 Worst Zoos for Elephants 2023.
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2024-02-23
Protest Zoo Tampa on Sunday, March 3, World Wildlife Day
Protest at Zoo Tampa on March 3, World Wildlife Day. Speak out for the imprisoned elephants especially lone male Sdudla.
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2024-02-16
Send Atlanta's Bored, Stressed Elephants from a Fake Savanna to a Real Sanctuary
Zoo Atlanta’s stressed and bored African elephants deserve a real sanctuary, not a fake savanna.
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2024-02-16
WATCH: Rally to Free Billy the Elephant from the LA Zoo a Big Hit!
Dozens of supporters and community leaders rally to free lone male elephant Billy from the Los Angeles Zoo, the #1 worst zoo for elephants in 2023.
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2024-01-30
MEDIA RELEASE: Dozens Rally to Free Billy from No. 1 Worst Zoo for Elephants
On Jan. 28, dozens of elephant lovers including lawmakers and lawyers joined In Defense of Animals, Elephant Guardians of Los Angeles and Los Angeles for Animals…
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2024-01-26
Elephants Assaulted in the Wild to Increase Zoo Populations
Zoos are assaulting wild elephants by stealing their sperm to increase elephant populations in the wild and captivity.
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2024-01-12
Los Angeles: Rally to Free Billy from the #1 Worst Zoo for Elephants!
The Los Angeles Zoo is #1 on In Defense of Animals 2023 10 Worst Zoos for Elephants. A rally to free the lone male Billy will be held on Sunday, Jan. 21 at 11 a.m.…
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2024-01-10
MEDIA RELEASE: 10 Worst Zoos for Elephants List Revealed
In Defense of Animals’ respected annual list of the 10 Worst Zoos for Elephants in North America has exposed an array of male, or bull, elephant abuses in U.S. zoos.…
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2023-12-01
Free the Jam-Packed Elephants at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo crams nine9 elephants into a measly few acres and claims the elephants “have everything they need.”. It is time for these overbred, overcrowded…
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2023-11-17
New York City Residents: Support The Bill to Ban Elephant Captivity in NYC!
Urge the New York City Council to pass legislation that would ban elephant captivity in the city!
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2023-11-10
Free Lonely Elephants Happy and Patty From Their Suffering at the Bronx Zoo!
Urge the Bronx Zoo to close its elephant exhibit and send Happy and Patty to an accredited elephant sanctuary.
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2023-09-15
Tell the Toledo Zoo to Close Its Cruel and Deadly Elephant Exhibit!
Urge the Toledo Zoo to close its elephant and send its African elephants to an accredited sanctuary.
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2023-09-08
In Memory of Stoney, the Forgotten Elephant From Oregon Zoo
Stoney the elephant died in excruciating pain after being injured doing a circus trick. In his memory, do not support circuses with performing animals.
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2023-08-04
Save the Sparring, Battered Elephants at the Kansas City Zoo
Elephants at the Kansas City Zoo are victims of a deprived and miniscule space, resulting in heightened aggression and bullying behavior.
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2023-08-04
Talking About Elephants With Carol Buckley of Elephant Aid International
Join In Defense of Animals for a webinar, Talking about Elephants with Carol Buckley of Elephant Aid International on Friday, August 11 at 10am PT/1pm ET.
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2023-07-21
Fresno Chaffee Zoo: Send Your Exploited Elephants to Sanctuary!
Urge the Fresno Chaffee Zoo to send its elephants to an accredited sanctuary.
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