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Gita. Gita was a 48-year-old Asian elephant who died at the Los Angeles Zoo on June 10, 2006. [1] Gita's death prompted dozens of animal rights activists, including In Defense of Animals, to accuse the zoo of neglecting and endangering its animals by placing them in unsatisfactory living conditions, and fueled a years-long debate in the city government over the ethics of keeping elephants in a ...
The Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens is a 133-acre (54 ha) zoo founded in 1966 and located in Los Angeles, California, United States. The city of Los Angeles owns the zoo, its land and facilities, and the animals.
Billy, an Asian elephant who has lived at the Los Angeles Zoo for more than three decades, is suffering from his time in captivity and should be moved to an elephant sanctuary, an L.A. City ...
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People in the building contacted the World Bird Fund, and members of the rehabilitation center picked up the unresponsive bird around 7 p.m., the zoo said. Flaco was declared dead shortly ...
Reggie the American alligator enjoying zoo life in 2014. Reggie is the name of an American alligator, believed to have been raised in illegal captivity, who became feral and was sighted for two extended periods at Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park in the South Bay, Los Angeles area in 2005 and 2007. [1] The animal is now in captivity at Los ...
Rescues and animal hospitals in Los Angeles are overwhelmed with injured pets during the city’s intense wildfires. Animal welfare groups have rescued many animals with various injuries and burns ...
A 53-year-old Asian elephant has been euthanized at the Los Angeles Zoo after she was unable to stand up, the zoo announced Thursday. Shaunzi, one of two female elephants at the zoo, was ...