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Packy’s Birthday – April 12th
Free the Oregon Zoo Elephants and In Defense of Animals (IDA) is sponsoring a "Rally to Free Packy!" to coincide with his 52nd birthday...
Chendra: Stereotypical Behavior
Chendra has been diagnosed with severe stereotypical behavior. She continually walks in circles. April 9, 2013
When Elephants Dream
This amazing video captures the sad truth of an elephant's life in captivity vs. what it can be in a sanctuary.
Packy’s Tuberculosis Treatment
No way to put this delicately: The bad news arrived in a glob of snot.
In their effort to track and treat elephantsRama and Packy for ...
Have Trunk Will Travel Training
The Oregon Zoo considers it normal business practice to have contracts for breeding elephants with Have Trunk Will Travel, a company th...
Lily Tomlin Speaks Out
Lily Tomlin says free Packy from the Oregon Zoo, December 2013. Lily Tomlin, celebrity and elephant advocate, sent a letter to the zoo ...
Detroit Zoo Elephants go to Sanctuary
Detroit Zoo Director Ron Kagan explains why he closed his elephant exhibit and sent his elephants to sanctuary. October 2013
Citizens Speak Out
Citizens speak out for the Oregon Zoo elephants at Metro, September 2013. Over the last three years, many citizens have attended public...
Tusko’s Sad Journey
Tusko was shipped from his native land of Thailand directly to a U.S. zoo. He was subsequently shipped seven more times from cir...