Judge refuses to block move of LA Zoo elephants Billy and Tina to Tulsa Zoo
- A Los Angeles judge denied a temporary restraining order to block moving two Asian elephants, Billy and Tina, from the LA Zoo to the Tulsa Zoo on Thursday.
- The restraining order request arose from concerns the Tulsa Zoo transfer misrepresented the preserve as a sanctuary, prompting a lawsuit by local resident John Kelly.
- Billy is 40 years old, Tina is 59, and the Tulsa Zoo offers a larger habitat with a 36,650-square-foot barn and a 10-plus-acre preserve housing five Asian elephants.
- Kelly said, "I learned from my own research" that Tulsa would subject the elephants to the same "inhumane conditions" they face at the LA Zoo, which disputes this claim.
- The judge advised resolving the matter via City Council, while advocates plan to continue opposing the move and urge Mayor Karen Bass to intervene.
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A judge declined a request for a temporary restraining order that would have halted a bid by the Los Angeles Zoo to transfer elephants Billy and Tina to the Tulsa Zoo.
Judge refuses to block move of LA Zoo elephants Billy and Tina to Tulsa Zoo
A judge on Thursday declined a Los Angeles resident’s request for a restraining order that would have put a temporary stop on a bid by the Los Angeles Zoo to transfer aging elephants Billy and Tina to the Tulsa Zoo, where local zoo officials say the animals would have more room to roam. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant said the issue would be better handled through the City Council rather than in the courts. Plaintiff John Kell…
Judge denies emergency motion to stop transfer of L.A. Zoo elephants Billy and Tina
A judge denied an emergency motion that would have halted the transfer of Billy and Tina the elephants from the L.A. Zoo to the Tulsa Zoo, instead of a sanctuary, where many advocates had hoped they would go.
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