Lily Tomlin wants Dallas elephant relocated
“Comedian and animal rights advocate Lily Tomlin says Jenny the elephant has worked 22 years for the Dallas Zoo and it’s time for the aging pachyderm to retire.” - The Associated Press
“Comedian and animal rights advocate Lily Tomlin says Jenny the elephant has worked 22 years for the Dallas Zoo and it’s time for the aging pachyderm to retire.” - The Associated Press
“The Dallas Zoo announced Wednesday that it has received the largest donation in its 120-year history, a $5 million gift that came as a welcome bit of good news for an institution still stuck in controversy over its last remaining elephant. ” - Dallas Morning News
“Award winning actress Lily Tomlin has recorded two television commercials urging the Dallas Zoo and Dallas City Hall to retire Jenny the elephant to a private sanctuary in Tennessee. ” - WFAA.com
“The controversy over the Dallas Zoo elephant named Jenny has taken a musical turn. One songwriter is hoping her effort will help give Jenny a new home. ” - cbs11tv.com -
“Africam Safari in Puebla Mexico was at the center of it, although little was heard from that zoo’s directors or owners during the entire debate.” - The Dallas Morning News
“Jenny the lonely elephant, whose pending move from the Dallas Zoo to Mexico had angered activists, isn’t going anywhere after all.” - Herald News
“Then Dallas Zoo officials surprised everyone last week, deciding to keep Jenny here, bring in a companion and expedite construction of a large, state-of-the-art habitat. ” - Dallas Morning News
“The Dallas Zoo announced yesterday that the roughly 10,000-pound pachyderm will remain at her home of 22 years and will eventually get a new companion.” - Fredericksburg.com
“Jenny, the elephant, has made national headlines, and a woman at the heart of her story is coming home to Lawton. The 32-year-old elephant currently lives at the Dallas Zoo and is ready to retire. However, people are in disagreement about where she should live in her remaining years.” - KSWO
“Jenny the Elephant, an aging and emotionally troubled Pachyderm, is the focal point of a debate between experts, activists, and zoos. Jenny, a five-ton African elephant and a favorite at the Dallas Zoo for 22 years, is moving on.” - The Post Chronicle
“Jenny’s supporters are again on a rampage. A number of them are speaking before the Dallas City Council in what’s become a sort of weekly political effort before the city’s elected representatives” - The Dallas Morning News
“Representatives from a Mexican animal welfare group joined the debate on the future of Jenny the elephant at City Hall today, arguing for the aging star of the Dallas Zoo to stay in the United States. ” - allas Morning News
” In a news conference at Dallas City Hall early Wednesday morning, Mexican animal welfare officials said the Dallas Zoo’s widowed elephant Jenny should not be sent to their country.” - KXAS
“Jenny supporters plan to be back at Dallas City Hall next week to call upon Council members to drop plans to send the Zoo’s only elephant to a safari park in Mexico.” - KERA
” Dallas Zoo officials said Wednesday that they are probably 30 days away from making a decision as they continue to evaluate different sanctuaries that might receive Jenny, an elephant who lost her longtime companion last May.” - KXAS
“Mayor Tom Leppert told News 8 the city is now considering a number of other options on where to send its only elephant, 32-year-old Jenny, besides the Africam Safari Park in Puebla, Mexico.” - WFAA.com
“A big name in Hollywood just joined the fight to send the Dallas Zoo’s last surviving elephant to a sanctuary in Tennessee. ” - Dallas Morning News
“Zoo officials plan to send Jenny to a drive-through park in Mexico that they say would be a perfect place for her to live. But a Dallas city councilwoman and several animal activists say that would be a horrible home for Jenny because she gets frightened by cars and deserves a more peaceful existence.” - ,Yahoo! News UK