Billy & Tina's ZOO PROTEST

Next Los Angeles Zoo Protest: SUNDAY, Nov 15, from 10 to 12 noon

Two elephants at the bleak Tulsa Zoo huddle against a barn door waiting to get in. Our observers report that the zoo's elephants spend lots of time waiting to be let inside. It's unclear exactly why they want in. It could be for shelter from the blazing sun—the Tulsa enclosures have very inadequate shade and no trees, and Tulsa gets hot. Or it could be to escape the noise. What you can't tell from the photo is that the elephants are subjected to loud construction work and the screeching of a zoo visitor train that swings close to where the elephants—who are noise sensitive—are. What is clear is that the elephants are unhappy and frustrated. These complex beings are not even given the agency to decide something as simple as seeking shelter indoors.