Ex-LA Elephants Billy and Tina Are ‘Acclimating Well’ in Tulsa, but Activists Aren’t Happy
TULSA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, JUL 29 – Billy and Tina have progressed to direct contact with other elephants in Tulsa Zoo’s 17-acre Elephant Experience and Preserve, despite ongoing animal-rights group protests.
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Ex-LA elephants Billy and Tina are ‘acclimating well’ in Tulsa, but activists aren’t happy
By JOSE HERRERA Two months after the Los Angeles Zoo quietly — and controversially — transferred its last two Asian elephants to their new home in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the elephants’ new caretakers today say the animals are acclimating well, though an animal-rights group continues to describe the facility as inadequate and is urging for the pair to be sent to a much larger preserve. “Billy and Tina are acclimating well in their new home,” Ellen Aver…
Asian Elephants Billy and Tina `Acclimating Well' at Tulsa Zoo
Two months after the Los Angeles Zoo quietly, and controversially, transferred its last two Asian elephants to their new home in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the elephants’ new caretakers Monday said the animals are acclimating well — though an animal-rights group continues to describe the facility as inadequate and is urging for the pair to be sent to a much larger preserve. “Billy and Tina are acclimating well in their new home,” Ellen Averill, vice presi…
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