We're glad be be able to bring back our roundup of selected incidents that have taken place in zoos. Why do we do this? To raise awareness that captivity is not the answer to the issue of conservation. And no animal deserves to be jailed for the amusement of humans. March Giraffe death at LA Zoo Giraffe death at Maryland Zoo Tiger death at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Two giraffes killed in fire incident at Roer's Zoofari in Virginia Zookeeper attacked by cheetah at Columbus Zoo Evi

Circuses that abuse animals have returned to the road, and they have clearly learned nothing about compassion during the pandemic. We were horrified by what we found at a recent performance of the Carden International Circus in Bryan, Texas. As a result of the video footage captured, CWI filed an emergency complaint with the USDA for multiple violations of the Animal Welfare Act on behalf of Betty, Cindy, and Janice. All three elephants demonstrate a critical need for a thoro

Newly leaked video reveals that the CEO of the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre, and his wife are trophy hunters who killed elephants during a 2013 hunt. Despite portraying himself as an expert hunter, LaPierre is revealed to be an incompetent with a gun who ends up torturing an elephant prior to its death. The horrifying details are documented in a graphic video which was transcribed by NPR. While you can view the video/article here, we recommend sensitive viewers

Today CWI was happy to be able to send Elephant Nature Park funds for 20 baskets of fruit for their elephants in honor of the ex-Phuket Zoo elephants San Mueng and Tang Mo. You might remember that last year ENP was able to come to the rescue of these two beautiful elephants when Phuket Zoo was no longer able to care for them due to a lack of tourism during the pandemic. CWI has been advocating for the Phuket Zoo elephants for several years after we conducted a welfare check a