Voice For The Animals
 

Dear Wonderful Supporters,

All of you want to hear fact instead of fiction, truth instead of lies. Here is the first of three reports by Dr. Ensley, a world-renowned expert on elephants in captivity. 

In this first installment of a three-part series, we examine Dr. Philip Ensley's eye-opening 2020 report about Billy, the LA Zoo's bull elephant. Billy suffers from repetitive behaviors like head-bobbing and swaying—classic signs of mental and physical distress caused by his environment. Learn more about what Billy endures and why urgent action is needed to relocate him to a sanctuary where he can finally thrive.

 

Here are some highlights from Dr Ensley's First Report:

  • Mental Distress: “Billy’s welfare is compromised, having undergone longstanding mental and physical suffering, which appears as repetitive pronounced head-bobbing and swaying of his body.”

  • Chronic Foot Issues: “Several of Billy’s toenails reveal chronic and worsening cracks...making it difficult to heal and allowing contamination of the tissues beneath, progressing to infection, abscess, and digital bone infection.”

  • Zoo Management's Failure: “The LA Zoo’s management has not recognized the effect of their historical use of chains, bullhooks, and harmful training techniques...nor provided veterinarians adequate authority to ensure Billy’s health and welfare.”​

  • Life-Threatening Condition: “Billy’s health will worsen due to unrecognized progressive foot and musculoskeletal disease caused by his historical standard of care and current living conditions.”​

  • Urgent Relocation: “It is recommended for the Los Angeles Zoo to relocate Billy to P.A.W.S. as commitment to a recuperative level of long-term care.”​

     

 >>  READ THE FULL 2020 REPORT HERE <<

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