eleblog

“A few members of Edmonton-based Voice for Animals yesterday dropped off packages of “elephant dung cookies” at city hall for councillors and the mayor.” - edmontonsun.com

“Lucy is the only elephant at the Valley Zoo, contrary to the Canadian Association of Zoo and Aquariums guidelines for elephant care.” - Edmonton Journal

“Mayor Stephen Mandel was given a stuffed elephant today from an activist who wants city council to give the Valley Zoo’s biggest resident a present in return - a new home in Tennessee.” - Edmonton Journal

“The Valley Zoo said goodbye to Samantha the elephant as she left to be a mom in her new home in North Carolina” - cbc news

“Calgary teen who tried to save dying calf in ‘04 given privilege of naming newborn” - Edmonton Journal

“The man - who did not identify himself - disagreed with Voice for Animals’ position that the elephants at the Valley Zoo should be moved to a larger facility in a warmer climate, said Reece.” - Edmonton News

“Two Alberta zoos are celebrating baby news, with Edmonton’s Valley Zoo saying two red pandas have survived the critical first month and the Calgary Zoo announcing the birth of an Asian elephant calf.” - CBC News

“Samantha, a 19-year-old, 3,200-kilogram African elephant, is heading to an elephant facility in Asheboro, N.C., in hopes of becoming a mom.” - cananda.com

“Samantha, one of the Valley Zoo’s two elephants, is being shipped to a North Carolina zoo this summer for breeding, and may never return.” - Edmonton Journal

“A national animal welfare group has declared Edmonton’s Valley Zoo elephant enclosure the worst in Canada.” - cbc.ca

“After 20 centimetres of an elephant’s trunk was torn off in a “freak accident” at the Valley Zoo, a national animal watchdog is calling for an end to elephant captivity in Edmonton.” - edmontonsun.com