Critter News
OCTOBER 31, 2011
Not only is Toronto closing its elephant exhibit, but the City Council voted to send the remaining elderly elephants to the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) sanctuary instead of another zoo. This is excellent news.
Critter News
DECEMBER 19, 2011
Legendary game show host Bob Barker says it will cost $200,000 to move three elephants from the Toronto Zoo to a California sanctuary, and he doesn't mind paying for it himself. Toronto city council voted in October to move the elephants to a facility run by PAWS (Performing Animal Welfare Society) near Galt, Calif.,
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Critter News
JANUARY 7, 2010
The ASPCA, Born Free USA (Animal Protection Institute), Animal Welfare Institute, Fund for Animals along with former Ringling animal trainer Tom Rider had accused the circus of shackling, confining and striking elephants with bullhooks, which have a sharp steel hook at one end. Tags: circus animal law elephants.
Critter News
JUNE 21, 2009
There has been a lot of violence between the elephants and subsistence farmers (unfortunately, I think the violence is pretty one-sided.) Tags: malawi africa animal rescue elephants endangered species. They are being moved to a wildlife sanctuary. From Wildlife Extra News.
Critter News
FEBRUARY 17, 2009
Four animal welfare groups brought suit against the circus back in 2003. The lawsuit is bringing to light what many elephant experts and animal advocates have known for years: that these large, powerful and intelligent animals cannot be confined, subdued and forced to perform without a significant amount of physical force.
Critter News
DECEMBER 11, 2008
Do elephants born outside of captivity live longer? Elephants born in European zoos die at much younger ages than those bred in protected spaces, says a new study that's adding fuel to an already fractious debate over the welfare of the animals in captivity. Tags: zoos captivity elephants.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 23, 2015
Some lament the invasive nature of the species and fear for the welfare of their native waterfowl. The reactions of the birding scene to this addition have been rather varied. Some rejoice at this news since it provides them with an additional tick. Others, like the Records Committee of the Florida Ornithological Society, are now hiring.
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