Donate

Aside from participating in our public demonstrations, a financial donation is the most valuable contribution you can make toward helping The Woodland Park Zoo elephants. Friends of Woodland Park Zoo Elephants and NARN are all volunteer organizations. Your donation is tax-deductible. Please give generously. For more information, go to our Donate page.

Write to the City Council

If you believe Bamboo, Watoto, and Chai should live like elephants at The Elephant Sanctuary, please contact:
Tom Rasmussen, Seattle City Council, Parks Committee Chair
tom.rasmussen@seattle.gov, 206-684-8808
Deborah Jensen, Woodland Park Zoo President
deborah.jensen@zoo.org, 206-548-2416

You can also send letters or faxes to all members of Seattle City Council members below, asking them to support the immediate release of the WPZ elephants to The Elephant Sanctuary. Even a single-sentence message will have an impact.

Consider the following points when writing your letters:

  • The WPZ elephants have extremely limited space (less than 1 acre), whereas they would have between 200 and 2200 acres at The Elephant Sanctuary.
  • The WPZ elephants only have a few hours of outdoor access per day for most of the year. At The Elephant Sanctuary, they would have 24-hour outdoor access all year long.
  • Many elephants with symptoms similar to the WPZ elephants, have thrived at The Elephant Sanctuary with it’s hundreds of acres of varying terrain, fresh foliage, and water features.
  • The Woodland Park Zoo is managed privately but is still owned by the City of Seattle and overseen by the Parks, Neighborhoods & Education Committee.
  • Anything else that is important to you about the elephants!

Email the council members:

Or, write to each of the above councilmembers at the following address:

[Name of Councilmember]
Seattle City Hall
PO Box 34025
Seattle, WA 98124-4025

Or, fax them at (206)684-8587.