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Controversial Elephant Death at San Diego Zoo

Critter News

"Umoya should never have been removed from her home to begin with," said PETA spokesman David Perle. Umoya was one of seven elephants brought to the Safari Park -- then known as the Wild Animal Park -- in 2003 from the African nation of Swaziland. PETA and In Defense of Animals oppose keeping elephants in zoos.

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