New Bedford Fights to Keep Emily From Leaving MA
Animal advocates are pushing to move Emily, Massachusetts' last elephant and Buttonwood Park Zoo's final resident, to a sanctuary, though city officials insist she receives top-tier care.
In Defense of Animals
Worst Zoos for Elephants
NEW BEDFORD - The Buttonwood Park Zoo has once again appeared on a list of the Ten Worst Zoos for Elephants.
The list, compiled by In Defense of Animals, places the New Bedford zoo in their "Hall of Shame," making this the seventh consecutive year the zoo has appeared on the list...
Critical Of Elephant Care
An animal protection group has criticized the Buttonwood Park Zoo for its treatment of their elephants. In Defense of Animals ranked the zoo fourth in their annual list of the "Ten Worst Zoos For Elephants." Dr. Toni Frohoff says Emily and Ruth belong in a sanctuary...