Elephant Abuse at Zoo Leads to Lawsuit

Sign the petition today to urge the City of Seattle to stop funding the Woodland Park Zoo's cruel elephant exhibit. Go to: http://www.aldf.org/zoo_abuse

As a result of inadequate facilities, abusive management practices, longstanding intentional neglect, and breeding practices in callous disregard for elephants' welfare, the elephants Bamboo, Watoto, and Chai at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo suffer from severe and chronic foot and joint injuries, unexplained physical trauma and bleeding, and sustained psychological harm. Chai's daughter, Hansa, died in 2007 when she was only six years old as a result of the Zoo's practices. A fourth Woodland Park Zoo elephant, Sri, who is currently on loan to another zoo's breeding program, has endured the horror of carrying a full-term deceased fetus in her womb for over four years.

That's why the Animal Legal Defense Fund is representing two outraged citizens who filed a lawsuit against the City of Seattle, Washington. The lawsuit aims to stop the City's unlawful use of taxpayer dollars to support the Woodland Park Zoo's reckless and illegally cruel treatment of its elephants.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• ALDF
• Animal Legal Defense Fund
• zoo
• elephant

[realtalljared]

Stop open contact management! Send them to Paws or The Elephant Sanctuary!

[TheMorganweber]

@Rainday101 Thank you for that great comment, you look very intelligent !!

Your parents should locked up in your bedroom all the day, 365days/365.We gonna see how you react you scatterbrained kid

[lizzydru]

The Elephant Sanctuary has offered to take all 3 elephants. They will pay the transportation of them as well as care for them for the rest of thier lives. Its perfect for the elephants. So why wont the zoo send them? Money. They want to breed Chai to get another baby to increase zoo visitors. Tell them NO!

[Starzooka]

what is this music? can i please have the name of it?

[awesomeH2O]

They need a sanctuary.

[CreamyDove]

How tragic!! This elephant is obviously distressed. How can this zoo keep doing this to such a precious animal! Please Woodland Park Zoo, let her go.