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Councilmember Blumenfield and LA Zoo CEO fight over fate of two elephants
Blumenfield asked the LA Zoo to consider moving them to Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, the home to 12 elephants.
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LA Zoo says goodbye to its final elephant as more decide it's inhumane
After years of discussion, two elephants will soon be hitting the road to move from Los Angeles, Calif., to a new home in ...
LA Zoo relocating its last two Asian elephants to animal preserve at zoo in Oklahoma
Billy, 40, and Tina, 59, will be moved to the Elephant Experience and Preserve at the Tulsa Zoo. Officials say they made the decision with the elephants' care and well-being at top of mind.
Pink’s Hot Dogs opens a stand inside the Los Angeles Zoo
Pink’s Hot Dogs will be selling some of its most famous creations inside the Los Angeles Zoo starting this weekend. The 85-year-old hot dog stand on La Brea and Melrose avenues is opening an outpost ...
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Councilman Blumenfield Calls for Zoo to Hold Off on Relocating Elephants
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Asian Elephant at Los Angeles Zoo - Photo courtesy of Wirestock Creators on Shutterstock One day ...
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LA Zoo elephants Billy and Tina will be relocated to Oklahoma preserve
The Los Angeles Zoo announced Tuesday that it will relocate its only two remaining Asian elephants to an expansive preserve at the Tulsa Zoo in Oklahoma. The move of elephants Billy, 40 ...
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L.A. Zoo to Relocate Elephants to Tulsa Despite Pushback from Animal Rights Activists
The last two elephants at the Los Angeles Zoo are set to join Tulsa zoo, putting a hold on L.A. Zoo's elephant program ...
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Iconic hot dog shop set to open new location at Los Angeles Zoo
The Los Angeles Zoo will offer a delicious new snack for visitors following their partnership with a Los Angeles landmark hot dog stand. Pink’s Hot Dogs is set to open near the LA Zoo’s new ...
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LA Zoo To Shut Down Elephant Enclosure After Years Of Protests
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Los Angeles Zoo has announced that its last two Asian elephants, Billy and Tina, will be moved to a ...
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Los Angeles icon Pink’s Hot Dogs opens new location
Pink’s Hot Dogs, in partnership with the Los Angeles Zoo, began serving up the famous hot dogs to zoogeors on Friday. “Pink’s Hot Dogs does not open locations just anywhere. The L.A. Zoo is ...
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Letters to the Editor: A defense of the Tulsa Zoo as the L.A. Zoo’s last two elephants move to Oklahoma
To the editor: As a former Los Angeles resident and native Tulsan, I was distressed to read that L.A. Councilmember Bob Blumenfield thinks that sending elephants Billy and Tina to our Tulsa Zoo is ...
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Wild for the Planet at the L.A. Zoo
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