“Winky, one of two popular elephants who left the Detroit Zoo for greener pastures in 2005, was euthanized today at the California sanctuary where she has lived for three years. She was 56 and suffered from severe arthritis.” - Detroit Free Press
“Winky, one of two aging Asian elephants who left the Detroit Zoo in April 2005, was euthanized today at the Performing Animal Welfare Society sanctuary in San Andreas, Calif. She was 56 and had severe arthritis for years, according to a press release from the Detroit Zoo.” - www.hometownlife.com
“The group slated the circus for being one of just eight circuses in the UK to use animals, including horses, camels and an elephant. It argued that Anne was transported from site to site so that visitors could have their photo taken with her, despite the fact that she had arthritis.” - St. Albans Observer
“Pet, the Oregon Zoo’s oldest Asian elephant and matriarch to the zoo’s herd, was humanely euthanized this morning. Pet suffered from ailments associated with advanced age, including arthritis.” - KATU 2
“An ailing National Zoo elephant, whose worsening arthritis made her the flashpoint of a debate over whether her species belongs in zoos, was euthanized yesterday after her condition deteriorated dramatically.” - Washington Post
“Mona died at the El Paso Zoo in October 2001. Zoo officials say it was old age, but those trying to send Juno and Savannah to a sanctuary say it’s not that simple. Tuesday they made public the results of Mona’s after-death report. “If a person were to have the same kind of arthritis that Mona had, that she suffered from, they would not be able to bear the pain that he or she was in and it would require a joint replacement,” said Catherine Doyle, spokeswoman for In Defense of Animals, a national animal rights organization.” - KFOXTV.com
“Two elephants at the Detroit Zoo could be on their way to the Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald due to their advanced age and illnesses. Forty-six year old Wanda and her fifty-one year old friend Winky both have arthritis.” - KentuckyLakeTimes.com
“The Detroit Zoo will become the first major zoo to stop exhibiting elephants on ethical grounds because they can develop arthritis and stress-related ailments in captivity, officials said. ” - smh.com.au
