“Animal rights activists who oppose a plan to transfer an elephant from San Diego to Salt Lake rallied outside the San Diego Zoo Wednesday, 10News reported.” – 10News.com

“Peaches, an African elephant who spent more than 50 years of her life at the San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park, died in Chicago this month. The temperature was 8 degrees below zero, too cold for an elephant who spent her life in San Diego County.” – North County Times

“Four members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals were arrested Thursday after they stormed into zoos in San Diego and Tampa to protest the importation of elephants from Swaziland.” – NBCSandiego.com

“The San Diego Zoo prevailed yesterday over animal-rights groups that had attempted to block plans to import endangered African elephants from Swaziland to the United States. ” – SignOnSanDiego.com