Elephants
The uproar over the LA Zoo’s plan to move elephants Billy & Tina to the Tulsa Zoo has triggered protests, petitions and legal action CALL TO ACTION: BILLY AND TINA’S SUPPORTERS URGE PEOPLE TO SHOW UP AT COURT THIS THURSDAY.
Innovative AI sensors now warn trains of elephants on the tracks, saving countless lives and preserving India’s natural heritage Los Angeles, November 15, 2024 — In an inspiring technological breakthrough, AI-based devices are being deployed to protect India’s elephants from train collisions, a leading cause of elephant deaths in the region.
Get your tickets NOW to the new film, Humans & Other Animals! It’s by the filmmaker who brought us Speciesism: The Movie and debuts across the US starting July 12th. Hollywood, July 5th , 2024 — Award-winning filmmaker Mark DeVries, who created the hit documentary Speciesism: The Movie, has a brand new film called Humans & Other Animals!
India’s elephants are struggling, both in the wild and in captivity. Now, Sangita Iyer, the maker of the documentary Gods in Shackles, is using four practical solutions to save them Los Angeles, May 31st, 2024 — India’s elephants desperately need help.
Award-winning filmmaker Sangita Iyer is fighting to help India’s elephants who are suffering from exploitation and the effects of human expansion. Los Angeles, January 12, 2024 — There are only about 35,000 to 40,000 Asian elephants left on planet Earth.
Two fascinating, new, animal rights books address our current climate crisis and the need for legal personhood for animals Los Angeles, August 11th, 2023 — New Zealand author M C Ronen and American authors Sam and Cynthia Machado have produced two very different animal rights books.
NYC Council Member Shahana Hanif has introduced a bill to ban elephant captivity in New York City which could force Bronx Zoo to release the elephants Happy and Patty to a sanctuary New York, May 14th, 2023 — Council Member Shahana Hanif has introduced a bill to ban elephant captivity in New York City.
The Court of Appeal in New York has ruled against animal rights advocates seeking to “free” Happy the elephant On June 14, 2022, the Court of Appeals ruled on the case of Happy, the lonely elephant at Bronx Zoo, and unfortunately, it does not look good for her — or any of the other captive animals whom animal rights advocates had hoped could be recognized as legal persons by US law.
With recent success in Ecuador, the case for granting legal personhood to some captive animals is advancing all over the world. A huge case comes up May 18th in New York involving Happy, the elephant. Happy, Estrellita, Kaavan, Chucho, and Billy may become names that future law students will have to memorize.
The new documentary series, Asian Elephants 101, is now streaming on UnchainedTV to showcase the plight of India’s most iconic species. Asian Elephants 101 is a powerful TV series produced by renowned wildlife filmmaker and author Sangita Iyer, and funded by the National Geographic Society.