“It was in 2015 that I read about elephant sanctuaries and the possibility of relief and healing for traumatized individuals forced into captivity far from home, community, and everything they know. As a result, I decided to visit the Los Angeles Zoo and see for myself the elephants confined in my city. That was the day I met Billy, the male Asian elephant held in Los Angeles since 1989. When I saw him bobbing his head, alone in the corner of a small, dismal exhibit, I sat down and cried. That day, I witnessed everything I was learning about the impact of zoo captivity on an elephant’s body, mind, and spirit.”
Visit the NhRP blog to read a World Elephant Month guest post from Kiersten Cluster–an NhRP supporter and the founder of Elephant Guardians of Los Angeles. |
Zoos unjustly strip elephants of their autonomy under the guise of conservation. -
Click here to join Kiersten in urging the Tulsa Zoo to release Billy and Tina to a sanctuary.
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Thank you for being with us in this fight! The NhRP
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