Aging Elephants Moved from LA to Tulsa Zoo
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Billy, 40, wasn’t hanging out by the waterfall. Tina, 59, wasn’t in the barn. On Tuesday morning, animal rights activists — who, for years, have fought for the two aging Asian elephants to be removed from the Los Angeles Zoo — were stunned to find the pachyderms’ enclosure empty.
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The last elephants at the Los Angeles Zoo have been quietly moved to a zoo in Oklahoma despite a lawsuit seeking to have them transferred to a sanctuary where they could live out their days with more room to roam.
Tulsa Zoo welcomes Asian elephants Billy and Tina after a cross-country transfer from the Los Angeles Zoo and a successful reintroduction.
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FOX 11 Los Angeles on MSNTulsa Zoo gives update on new elephants Billy and TinaThe BriefAsian elephants Billy and Tina have arrived at the Tulsa Zoo from the Los Angeles Zoo.The elephants are currently in quarantine and will not be fully viewable to the public for a while.Their arrival has been met with controversy regarding their transportation.