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Aging elephants moved from Los Angeles to Tulsa Zoo, but advocates say they should be at a sanctuary
The move early Tuesday angered advocates who argue that Billy and Tina would be subjected again to an enclosure that’s too ...
Elephants Billy and Tina are not the first giant mammals trucked out of L.A. overnight. Meet Orky and Corky
Billy, 40, wasn’t hanging out by the waterfall. Tina, 59, wasn’t in the barn. On Tuesday morning, animal rights activists — ...
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Los Angeles zoo elephants on the road to Tulsa
The whereabouts of Billy and Tina, a pair of Asian elephants long housed at the Los Angeles Zoo, are unclear on Wednesday ...
Outrage after Los Angeles quietly moves its two aging elephants to Tulsa Zoo
Advocates are outraged over the silent relocation of two aging elephants, Billy and Tina, from Los Angeles to the Tulsa Zoo. NBC News' Morgan Chesky reports on the move that happened despite mounting ...
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Two elephants from Los Angeles arrive in Tulsa
TULSA, Okla. — Two Asian elephants are now at the Tulsa Zoo after controversy over moving them from the Los Angeles Zoo.
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LA Zoo being sued over plans to transfer elephants to Tulsa Zoo
LA Zoo being sued over plans to transfer elephants to Tulsa Zoo The complaint, which was filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court, seeks a preliminary injunction prohibiting the defendants ...
Cher and Other Stars Tried to Stop L.A. Zoo Elephants' 'Unconscionable' Relocation. Then, the Animals Vanished Overnight
Billy and Tina, the Los Angeles Zoo’s Asian elephants, were moved to Tulsa Zoo in May 2025, and several stars, politicians and animal advocacy organizations tried to stop the move.
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Activists concerned after LA Zoo elephants not seen at their enclosure
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Los Angeles Zoo's two remaining Asian elephants - Billy and Tina - appear to have been transferred out of the zoo. It's believed the pair were relocated in the middle of the ...