In a December 9 Los Angeles Times column, “Zoos without elephants would be a loss for the children of L.A.,” Hector Tobar protests the possibility that Billy, a 23-year-old Malaysian elephant held captive at the Los Angeles Zoo for nearly two decades, might go to a sanctuary and the zoo’s exhibit might be closed forever. Three writers compassionately rebut his column.
Born Free USA united with API was founded, in part, on a mission to keep elephants out of zoos.
Zoos without elephants: a lesson in compassion
Lori Marino, Gay Bradshaw, and Randy Malamud
Los Angeles Times Opinion