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Some people "love zoos" - WE love animals
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July 2012 - Elephant Death at Philly Zoo Elephant's Latest Home Sparks Outrage and Concern - read more here
November 2011 - Long-time Bonded Philly Elephant Pair Separated to Make Space for Young Breeding Elephants- read more here
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The holding facility where Bette remains warehoused is run by employees of the Pittsburgh Zoo. Click here to watch video of Dayton Baker, facility manager describe the living conditions of Kallie and Bette, including his claim that elephants the age of Kallie and Bette (then 28 years old) are too old to play with toys like barrels and balls. Photo, right, shows Kallie and Bette in 2007 playing with a toy purchased and donated by Friends of Philly Zoo Elephants.
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Philadelphia Zoo officials say the elephant care at the Pittsburgh Zoo is "world-class." Seven elephants are crammed into a 6600 sq. foot (less than 1/6 of an acre) cement barn. More info on the alleged world-class "elephant care" - click here.
Philly Zoo Director Vik Dewan's latest form letter response to concerns about Kallie and Bette - click here for the complete letter and our rebuttal (in red).
February 12, 2010 - Zoo officials announce Kallie and Bette are too unhealthy to be bred. Click here for more information.
On July 8, 2009 Kallie and Bette were transferred to the Pittsburgh Zoo's breeding-holding facility during a late-night move. No updates or video have been released of their arrival. The Zoos finally allowed certain media and zoo supporters to view them on July 27, 2009. No new photos or videos have been provided since that date.
Friends of Philly Zoo Elephants opposes the move - find out why here
Jackson, the bull elephant, was kept inside the cement barn for three months straight when he moved in - read more about Jackson here.
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MEET THE ELEPHANTS:
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~PETAL~
December 1955 - June 9, 2008
Read more about her sad life here
Video from Petal's last day here
Petal tribute photos here
PETAL DIED OF CAPTIVITY INDUCED DISEASE - READ MORE HERE
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KALLIE (photo, left)
Kallie is approximately 30 years old.
She was born in Zimbabwe in 1982. She watched her family get killed in a mass culling and was shipped to the United States to work in circuses and zoos.
She lived in the Philadelphia Zoo from approximately April 2004 to July 2009. Prior to that she was severely abused by her former owners.
Each night when she lived at the Philadelphia Zoo - summer, fall, winter, spring - she was confined in a concrete barn the size of three double-car garages along with Bette (and Petal until she died).
READ MORE ABOUT KALLIE HERE
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BETTE (photo, right)
Bette is approximately 30 years old.
She was born in Zimbabwe in 1982. She watched her family get killed in a mass culling and was shipped to the United States to work in circuses and zoos.
She lived in the Philadelphia Zoo from approximately April 2004 to July 2009. Not much is known about her past except that she was used in circuses and to give rides at the Philly Zoo, among other places. She is often observed displaying stereotypic behavior (abnormal, repetitive movements in response to severe confinment) as she does in this video taken at at the Zoo and in this video .
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DULARY (photo, left)
Dulary is approximately 48 years old. She was born in Thailand but was taken from her family when she was less than a year old to be placed on exhibit and has lived in the Philadelphia Zoo her entire life. Had she been allowed to stay in the wild, she probably would have given birth to several babies by now and would be enjoying the roles of sister, daughter, mother, aunt and perhaps even grandmother. Instead, she is confined a cramped and barren exhibit during the day and imprisoned inside a concrete barn at night. During the cold winter months, she spends days on end inside the concrete barn. The last time she walked on grass or anything other than hard, packed surfaces was when she was a baby in Thailand.
UPDATE MAY 2007: DULARY IS AT THE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY! THANKS PHILLY!!!
READ ABOUT HER PROGRESS at www.Elephants.com
Dulary's life has inspired local humane educators to compose a presentation available to schools, groups and organizations - click here for more information!
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Head Elephant Trainer at Pittsburgh Breeding Facility "Friend and Mentor"
In interviews, Willie Theison (top trainer at the Pittsburgh Zoo and the breeding facility where the Philadelphia Zoo wants to send Kallie and Bette) glowingly refers to Allen Campbell, the trainer attacked and killed by elephant Tyke during a circus performance, as his "friend and mentor."
Watch Video of Tyke and Campbell CLICK HERE (VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED!)
Please watch this sad video of elephants Kallie and Bette taken in the last few weeks at the Philly Zoo - click here
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