An opinion piece that discusses behavioral issues in captive animals. The article mentions Jenny, who lives in the Dallas Zoo. The article also mentions Maggie, who was the elephant that a treadmill was built for when she lived in Alaska. Maggie has since gone to live at PAWS, the Performing Animal Welfare Society.

Jenny at The Dallas Zoo

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The Dallas Zoo, best known for the controversy surrounding Jenny, an elephant they were going to send to Mexico, is building a 10 acre “savanna”. This attraction will be home to lions, ostriches, giraffes and elephants.

Dallas Morning News

“The Dallas Zoo announced Wednesday that it has received the largest donation in its 120-year history, a $5 million gift that came as a welcome bit of good news for an institution still stuck in controversy over its last remaining elephant. ” – Dallas Morning News

“Award winning actress Lily Tomlin has recorded two television commercials urging the Dallas Zoo and Dallas City Hall to retire Jenny the elephant to a private sanctuary in Tennessee. ” – WFAA.com

“The controversy over the Dallas Zoo elephant named Jenny has taken a musical turn. One songwriter is hoping her effort will help give Jenny a new home. ” – cbs11tv.com –

“Where should an aging animal who has had a traumatic life go to live out her remaining years in peace?” – Star Tribune

“Africam Safari in Puebla Mexico was at the center of it, although little was heard from that zoo’s directors or owners during the entire debate.” – The Dallas Morning News

“Jenny the lonely elephant, whose pending move from the Dallas Zoo to Mexico had angered activists, isn’t going anywhere after all.” – Herald News

“Then Dallas Zoo officials surprised everyone last week, deciding to keep Jenny here, bring in a companion and expedite construction of a large, state-of-the-art habitat. ” – Dallas Morning News

“Jenny, the elephant, has made national headlines, and a woman at the heart of her story is coming home to Lawton. The 32-year-old elephant currently lives at the Dallas Zoo and is ready to retire. However, people are in disagreement about where she should live in her remaining years.” – KSWO

“Jenny the Elephant, an aging and emotionally troubled Pachyderm, is the focal point of a debate between experts, activists, and zoos. Jenny, a five-ton African elephant and a favorite at the Dallas Zoo for 22 years, is moving on.” – The Post Chronicle

“Jenny’s supporters are again on a rampage. A number of them are speaking before the Dallas City Council in what’s become a sort of weekly political effort before the city’s elected representatives” – The Dallas Morning News

“Representatives from a Mexican animal welfare group joined the debate on the future of Jenny the elephant at City Hall today, arguing for the aging star of the Dallas Zoo to stay in the United States. ” – allas Morning News

” In a news conference at Dallas City Hall early Wednesday morning, Mexican animal welfare officials said the Dallas Zoo’s widowed elephant Jenny should not be sent to their country.” – KXAS

“Jenny supporters plan to be back at Dallas City Hall next week to call upon Council members to drop plans to send the Zoo’s only elephant to a safari park in Mexico.” – KERA

” Dallas Zoo officials said Wednesday that they are probably 30 days away from making a decision as they continue to evaluate different sanctuaries that might receive Jenny, an elephant who lost her longtime companion last May.” – KXAS

“Mayor Tom Leppert told News 8 the city is now considering a number of other options on where to send its only elephant, 32-year-old Jenny, besides the Africam Safari Park in Puebla, Mexico.” – WFAA.com

“A big name in Hollywood just joined the fight to send the Dallas Zoo’s last surviving elephant to a sanctuary in Tennessee. ” – Dallas Morning News