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‘Where are Billy and Tina?’ Activists outraged after two Asian elephants vanish from the Los Angeles Zoo
According to the Los Angeles Times, Billy and Tina were transported together by truck in separate ventilated containers on a ...
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Despite protests, LA Zoo elephants are officially relocated to Tulsa
The zoo confirmed the move, doubling-down on its insistence that the move was the best choice for the elephants.
Aging elephants moved from Los Angeles to Tulsa Zoo, but advocates say they should be at a sanctuary
The last elephants at the Los Angeles Zoo have been quietly moved to a zoo in Oklahoma despite a lawsuit seeking to have them ...
Asian elephants arrive safely at Tulsa Zoo
UPDATE (5/21/25) — The Tulsa Zoo said Asian elephants Billy and Tina have arrived safely from Los Angeles. According to the ...
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LA Zoo Confirms that Pair of Asian Elephants Re-Homed in Tulsa
Billy and Tina, a pair of Asian elephants long housed at the Los Angeles Zoo, were settling into their new home Wednesday at ...
Tulsa Zoo welcomes Billy and Tina, two Asian elephants, after 1,400-mile journey from LA
The Tulsa Zoo is welcoming two new arrivals this week, as Asian elephants Billy and Tina have made the long journey from Los ...
Judge refuses to block move of LA Zoo elephants Billy and Tina to Tulsa Zoo
The L.A. Zoo announced on April 22 its decision to relocate Billy and Tina to Tulsa Zoo’s 17-acre Elephant Experience and a ...
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L.A. Zoo Elephants Billy and Tina Moved to Tulsa Zoo
The sudden nighttime transfer of Billy and Tina to the Tulsa Zoo has drawn criticism from animal rights advocates and a city councilmember, who say the move happened too quickly and without proper ...
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Cher Wants a Better Home for L.A.’s Elephants. Not Tulsa.
In recent months, the legal, political and zoological drama playing out over the fate of the zoo’s Asian elephants has escalated. After two aging members of the herd had to be euthanized ...