8/31/26 - Tell Petco to Stop Selling Small Animals and Exotic Pets
Petco continues to sell small animals through a commercial breeding and distribution system. Join CWI in urging the company to end live-animal sales and promote adoption.
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8/27/26 - Tell South Dakota State Fair: Cancel the Elephant Encounters
The South Dakota State Fair is advertising elephant encounters September 2–7. Tell fair officials to cancel the act and keep future fairs elephant-free.
Aug 26
8/21/26 - Urgent: Tell Price County Fair to End Its Elephant Show
Price County Fair is featuring elderly elephants Kelly and Isla. Urge fair officials to end the show and make future fairs elephant-free.
Aug 21
8/11/26 - Emily Is 61 and Has Spent More Than a Year Alone
Emily is 61 and has spent more than a year alone at Buttonwood Park Zoo. Help move her to an accredited elephant sanctuary.
Aug 11
7/21/26 - Asha transferred to sanctuary!
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.
Jul 21
6/1/26 - Elephant Happy at Bronx Zoo has died
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.
Jun 1
5/22/26 Tembo the elephant has died.
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
May 22
5/13/26 Sloth World death toll rises to 55
Sloth World death toll reaches 55 animals.
May 13
5/12/26 Isa & Viola are off the road!
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.
May 12
4/17/26 - Complaint filed for Isa and Viola!
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
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