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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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2024-01-26
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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2024-01-10
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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2023-03-10
Keep Elephants in Africa Where They Belong
The USFWS is proposing new restrictions on importing elephants and elephant trophies. It needs to go further and place a total ban on this cruelty.
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2023-02-03
The 10 Worst Zoos List Changes Hearts and Minds
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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2023-01-24
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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2022-09-01
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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2022-07-01
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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2022-05-27
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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2022-04-08
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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2022-03-29
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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2022-01-07
Memphis Zoo: Love Doesn’t Live In Captivity
Please urge Memphis Zoo to send Gina, Asali, Daisy, Bambi, and Kosti to an accredited elephant sanctuary where their bonds will never be unnaturally broken.
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2021-11-18
Nominate a Zoo for Our 10 Worst Zoos for Elephants 2021 List
Nominate a zoo to be shamed on our annual 10 Worst Zoos for Elephants in North America list!
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2021-01-21
New Research Reveals Societal Value of Male Elephants
New research contradicts long-held claims of the zoo industry.
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2020-07-24
Shanthi the Elephant Died Too Young: Tell the National Zoo to Send Survivors to a Sanctuary
Tragically, another elephant life was cut short at the National Zoo in June. when middle-aged Asian elephant Shanthi was euthanized. Don’t let it happen again! Ask…
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2020-06-12
VIDEO: Animals in Zoos Are Always In Lockdown
Zoo captivity is cruel.
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2020-04-03
Shut Down the Disease of Captivity
The COVID-19 outbreak reveals an urgent need to tackle zoos, hotspots of disease
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2020-03-06
Tell Pittsburgh Zoo to Nix Cruel Breakup of Elephant Friends
Bonded elephants should stay together.
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2020-02-21
Virginia Residents: URGENT: Tell Your Delegate to Help Asha & All Captive Wild Animals
Support SB 1030!
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2020-02-07
MEDIA RELEASE: Zoos’ Cruel Plan to Separate Elephants After Decades-Long Companionship Put on Hold
Milwaukee County Zoo is now in "no rush" to separate Seeni from her companion
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2020-01-30
MEDIA RELEASE: Milwaukee Zoo Plan To Separate Elephant From Companions of Over 25 Years Revealed by In Defense of Animals
Milwaukee Zoo set to cruelly separate long-bonded elephants
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2020-01-23
MEDIA RELEASE: 10 Worst Zoos for Elephants for 2019 Exposed by In Defense of Animals
Widespread cruelty to elephants has been exposed by In Defense of Animals
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2019-12-27
Tell Dallas Zoo to Stop Traumatizing Elephants for Profit
The Dallas Zoo conflates conservation with exploitation.
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