Billy’s Fate - Close L.A. Zoo Elephant Exhibit For Good

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Status: Current Originally Posted: 29 November 2008

Billy’s Fate - Close L.A. Zoo Elephant Exhibit For Good From Kinship Circle SOURCES / REPLY TO: Bettina LA Animal Rights =========================================================== BACKGROUND =========================================================== UPDATE ON MOTION TO CLOSE L.A. ZOO ELEPHANT EXHIBIT AND SEND BILLY TO A SANCTUARY The City Council heard Councilmember Cardenas' motions on November 19, 2008 at 10am. After 4 hours of deliberation, the council voted to send both issues -- stopping construction of the elephant exhibit and sending Billy to a sanctuary -- to the Finance Committee. This is Billy's last chance at a taste of freedom! The Cardenas motion represents Billy's only chance to get out of his miserable, barren pen at the L.A. Zoo. And it's a chance to save future elephants from suffering and dying prematurely in a $42 million exhibit that still doesn't provide the space elephants need. This $42 million is being spent at a time when the city is looking at a budget overage of $10 million. Encourage the members to spend the city's money in a more responsible way. Send Billy to a sanctuary and halt construction of an elephant exhibit. =========================================================== TALKING POINTS. Write a personal note using these talking points: =========================================================== -- The $42 million L.A. Zoo elephant exhibit is a waste of taxpayer money and won¹t provide the space the elephants need. -- Too many elephants have suffered and died prematurely at L.A. Zoo, many due to painful health problems caused by inadequate conditions including pens that are far too small. -- Billy has spent years in solitary confinement in a tiny zoo pen, where he constantly bobs his head up and down, an abnormal behavior not seen in the wild. -- The City of Los Angeles has made great strides toward becoming more humane. Now it's time to include elephants by closing the elephant exhibit and sending Billy to a sanctuary as soon as possible. =========================================================== CONTACT INFORMATION =========================================================== A second hearing will take place once the finance committee has reviewed the cost to halt construction compared to the cost of finishing construction. Please attend in two weeks. Contact people below: WHAT: L.A. City Council meeting WHEN: TBD WHERE: L.A. City Hall / 200 N. Spring Street / Los Angeles, CA 90012 John Ferraro Council Chamber, Room 340 2.) CONTACT INFORMATION / TAKE ACTION: WRITE/CALL THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILMEMBERS! Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Los Angeles City Hall 200 N. Spring St. / Los Angeles , CA 90012 ph: 213-978-0600; fax: 213-978-0750 email: mayor@lacity. org EMAIL BLOCK -- doesn’t show Councilmember Alarcon; use contact form below: councilmember.reyes@lacity.org, councilmember.greuel@lacity.org, councilmember.zine@lacity.org, councilmember.labonge@lacity.org, councilmember.weiss@lacity.org, councilmember.parks@lacity.org, councilmember.cardenas@lacity.org, jan.perry@lacity.org, councilmember.wesson@lacity.org, councilmember.rosendahl@lacity.org, councilmember.smith@lacity.org, councilmember.garcetti@lacity.org, councilmember.huizar@lacity.org, councilmember.hahn@lacity.org District 1, Ed Reyes: councilmember.reyes@lacity.org ph: 213-473-7001 / fax: 213-485-8907 District 2, Wendy Greuel: councilmember.greuel@lacity.org ph: 213-473-7002 / fax: 213-680-7895 District 3, Dennis P. Zine: councilmember.zine@lacity.org ph: 213-473-7003 District 4, Tom LaBonge: councilmember.labonge@lacity.org ph: 213-473-7004 / fax: 213-624-7810 District 5, Jack Weiss: councilmember.weiss@lacity.org ph: 213-473-7005 / fax: 213-978-2250 District 6, Tony Cardenas: councilmember.cardenas@lacity.org ph: 213-473-7006 / fax: 213-847-0549 District 7, Richard Alarcon: web mail: http://www.lacity.org/council/cd7/contact.htm ph: 213-473-7007 / fax: 213-847-0707 District 8, Bernard Parks: councilmember.parks@lacity.org ph: 213-473-7008 / fax: 213-458-7683 District 9, Jan Perry: jan.perry@lacity.org ph: 213-473-7009 / fax: 213-473-5946 District 10, Herb J. Wesson, Jr.: councilmember.wesson@lacity.org ph: 213-473-7010 / fax: 213-485-9829 District 11, Bill Rosendahl: councilmember.rosendahl@lacity.org ph: 213-473-7011 / fax: 213-473-6926 District 12, Greig Smith: councilmember.smith@lacity.org ph: 213-473-7012 / fax: 213-473-6925 District 13, Eric Garcetti: councilmember.garcetti@lacity.org ph: 213-473-7013 / fax: 213-613-0819 District 14, Jose Huizar: councilmember.huizar@lacity.org ph: 213-473-7014 / fax: 213-847-0680 District 15, Janice Hahn: councilmember.hahn@lacity.org ph: 213-473-7015 / fax: 213-626-5431 LOS ANGELES RESIDENTS: To locate your councilmember online: http://www.lacity.org and scroll to "My Neighborhood" and enter your address. You can also dial 311 within the City of Los Angeles, or call 213-473-3231 from the Greater Los Angeles area. Kinship Circle cannot guarantee validity of email addresses. During campaigns, recipients may change or disable their email addresses. 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