After years of uncertainty, Asha has arrived at The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee. Her journey offers hope—and reminds us that four other elephants are still waiting for their chance at sanctuary.

Happy, the Bronx Zoo elephant whose fight for freedom became known around the world, has died. Please urge the AZA to enforce its own standards and act for elephants kept alone before more elephants die in isolation.

The Topeka Zoo has euthanized African elephant Tembo after what the zoo described as a "recent and rapid decline in her health." She's been alone since her interspecies companion, Asian elephant Cora, was euthanized after experiencing a similar situation last October. We are deeply saddened that Tembo passed without the company of any other elephant, and that both Cora and Tembo died inside zoo walls. With Tembo's death, three elephants—Emily, Happy, and Patty—remain in CWI's

Sloth World death toll reaches 55 animals.

Success! Elephants Isa and Viola are no longer traveling with Jordan World Circus. Venues hosting Jordan World on upcoming tour dates have been informed that elephants will no longer appear in shows this year.

Breaking news: based on the heartbreaking footage we recently received of Isa and Viola performing with Jordan World Circus at two locations in Arizona, CWI has filed a complaint with the USDA. We have now made a compilation video available for you to view by clicking here. Thanks to the bravery of a compassionate activist, in the brief two-minute video you will get a sense of the misery that Isa and Viola endured over the span of two days. Once you view the video, be sure to

CWI is thrilled to be able to share that Saffron, the guinea pig who suffered a massive shoulder-to-shoulder gash, has now completely recovered!

Join us in letting both Carden and Wilstem know that all four elephants have earned the right to live away from bullhooks, away from people, away from cold winters and in the peace of sanctuary.

An update on elephants Betty & Janice

CWI is deeply concerned as to why Betty was left out of shows. Carden Circus is on a brief hiatus before they are scheduled to return to the road on November 10 in Midland, Texas.