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“There’s nothing like an elephant… in a zoo… to get many Angelenos riled up. Should the elephants stay or should they go? And what about that $40-million new elephant habitat under construction? Today, City News Service reports that a lawsuit filed to close the Los Angeles Zoo’s current elephant exhibit and stop the construction of a new one was dismissed.” - Los Angeles Times

“The Los Angeles Department of Animal Services ordered a circus-elephant keeper to pack his three elephants and leave town Thursday for violating the federal Animal Welfare Act.” - LA Daily News

“A special rectangular device lifted the bubble Tuesday morning around the 4-ton elephant, named Tai.” - KNBC | Los Angeles

“Rejecting a bid by Robert Culp to close the Los Angeles Zoo’s elephant exhibit and stop construction on a new one, a judge has ruled that building plans can continue and the lone elephant can remain, according to court papers obtained today.” - LA Daily News

” Citing declarations by experts who contend the Los Angeles Zoo has a history of abusing and neglecting its elephants, actor/animal activist Robert Culp wants a judge to order the immediate closure of the pachyderm exhibit and stop work on its expansion, court papers show. ” - MyFox Los Angeles

“A history of abuse and neglect at the Los Angeles Zoo resulted in the premature death of 13 elephants, actor Robert Culp and another man claimed in a lawsuit filed today seeking to close the facility.” - Daily Breeze

“A lawsuit calling for a halt to the new elephant exhibit was expected to be filed against the Los Angeles Zoo on Thursday morning.” - KNBC

“Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Los Angeles Zoo Director John Lewis today jointly announced that, after years of helping to educate the Southern California community about elephants, Ruby the elephant will be moved to the Performing Animal Welfare Society in Northern California (PAWS). The 46-year old African elephant has led a fulfilling life at the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens (LA Zoo) where she has lived for nearly 10 active and healthy years.” - Earth Times

” Animal welfare activists are urging the mayor of Los Angeles to retire the city zoo’s 46-year-old elephant to a Calaveras County refuge.” - UnionDemocrat.com

“Protesters rallied at the Los Angeles Zoo Tuesday morning in an effort to convince officials that an elephant should be moved to an animal sanctuary.” - NBC4

“Very soon one of the zoo’s beloved elephants could leave Los Angeles according to an NBC4 report.” - NBC4

“Eight elephants lumbered through downtown Los Angeles streets from Staples Center, where they performed at a Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus. They were escorted by police.” - cbs2.com

“A 3.7-acre, $39 million elephant exhibit will be built at the Los Angeles Zoo under a plan the City Council approved Wednesday. ” - cbs2.com

“A 3.7 acre, $39 million elephant exhibit will be built at the Los Angeles Zoo under a plan the City Council approved today.” - abc7.com

“In Search of Job, a small-budget documentary on the struggle and pain of the unemployed elephants of Assam, has been selected for screening at the Silver Lake Film Festival, Los Angeles, devoted to discovering cutting-edge movies, on March 23. The organisers have invited its maker, Mrinal Talukdar, to attend the festival.” - The Hindu

” The Humane Society of the United
States (HSUS) Hollywood Office applauds yesterday’s decision by Los Angeles
Superior Court Judge George H. Wu to retain continuing court jurisdiction over
Ruby the elephant until a new status hearing on January 5, 2005.” - PR Newswire

“Are Los Angeles zoo officials about to break the hearts of two middle-aged elephants by exiling one of them from her closest friend to a zoo in a far away state filled with strangers?” - Planet Ark