A Chicago City Council committee is scheduled to hear both sides of a proposed ordinance that would effectively ban elephants at Lincoln Park Zoo.
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Month: February, 2006
Lincoln Park elephant debate to address future of zoos
The Elephant Turf War
Humans are rushing to the aid of captive pachyderms, and Woodland Park Zoo is in the path of the stampede.
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Pachyderm Push: Should the Reid Park Zoo keep its elephants?
The Tucson City Council faces the issue of whether to expand their zoo’s elephant exhibit, or release their two elephants to a sanctuary.
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My opinion by Jim Kiser: An enormous dilemma
What is good for zoos is not necessarily good for elephants.
Bronx Zoo Plans to End Elephant Exhibit
The Bronx Zoo, the only zoo left in the city that keeps elephants, said it planned to shut down its exhibit after the death of two of its three elephants, or even one.
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Rights group uses zoo as example of what not to do
In Defense of Animals filed a petition with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to force zoos and circuses to mandate more space for elephants in captivity.
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