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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…

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…

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…

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.

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

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…

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

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

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…

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

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

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,…

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…

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.…

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.

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

African elephants Genny C, Lilac, and Moki have endured the freezing temperatures of an unnatural habitat at Seneca Park Zoo for far too long. Please urge the zoo…

Nominate a zoo to be shamed on our annual 10 Worst Zoos for Elephants in North America list!

Virginia’s Natural Bridge Zoo wants you to forget their history of abusing Asha the elephant by renaming her "Beautiful." We will never forget.

In March In Defense of Animals published our Ten Worst Zoos list. Elephants in zoos are ghosts, a faint remnant of their wild ancestors.

Fort Worth Zoo in Texas has canceled a $2 million deal with African Lion Safari in Ontario, a revelation that came after they were ranked #1 and #2 Worst Zoos for…

Captive elephants are being failed by zoos and their suffering has been exposed today by In Defense of Animals on its respected annual list of the 10 Worst Zoos…

New research contradicts long-held claims of the zoo industry.

Head-bobbing, pacing, swaying back and forth are all common elephant behavior in zoos.. These repetitive “stereotypic” behaviors are commonly seen in zoo elephant…