Phoenix Zoo disputes claims of elephant’s poor welfare in exhibit
The Phoenix Zoo says a recent report detailing the list of the worst zoos for elephants in North America is flat-out wrong but plans to close the elephant exhibit.In Defense of Animals, an animal ...
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Phoenix Zoo says it won’t shut down elephant exhibit after outside group’s claim
Phoenix Zoo officials denied claims from a California-based nonprofit they plan to shut down its elephant exhibit. On Tuesday ...
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Phoenix Zoo: '10th worst' ranking on list claiming poor elephant treatment has 'no merit'
The list, which comes from animal rights group In Defense of Animals, ranked the Phoenix Zoo 10 th worst, based on the living conditions of Indu, the zoo’s only elephant. Indu, a 59-year-old ...
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7 months and 700 pounds: here's what Tucson's baby elephant has been up to
Elephant calf Meru was born at Reid Park Zoo ... “I actually took horseback-riding lessons at the Phoenix Zoo and I said, ‘What can I do now?’ And they said, ‘You can come back in a ...
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A zoo elephant dies after being swept away in a river
GIANYAR, Indonesia (AP) — An elephant that lived at the zoo on Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali was found dead on Tuesday after being swept away by a strong river current. Molly, a 45-year ...