Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Elephants, the largest land mammals on Earth, live in matriarchal family groups led by the eldest female. Known for their highly ...

PHOENIX – Phoenix Zoo officials say a new list that ranks their venue as one of the nation’s worst facilities for elephants has “no merit.” Animal rights group In Defense of Animals (IDA) recently ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Phoenix Zoo officials say a list that ranks the zoo as one of the top 10 worst for elephants in North America has “no merit.” The ...

Reports from animal welfare groups show that elephants in zoos often die decades earlier than those in the wild. The problem is not a single bad enclosure or one careless year. It is a system that ...

The Phoenix Zoo, home to Indu, a female Asian elephant, has responded to claims that it is one of the worst zoos for elephants in North America. On Tuesday, nonprofit organization In Defense of ...

The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs has attracted the ire of the national activist group In Defense of Animals (IDA), which put the zoo on its annual Ten Worst Zoos for Elephants in North ...

PETA settled a lawsuit with the operators of a Myrtle Beach zoo who agree not to collect animals ever again. The owners of a roadside zoo in South Carolina that closed in 2022 settled a court case ...

Mobile Zoo has been under the gun for several years for failure to upgrade its facilities to meet modern standards. The latest inspection by the USDA found numerous infractions including food spoilage ...

Elephants, the largest land mammals on Earth, live in matriarchal family groups led by the eldest female. Known for their highly social nature, they exhibit remarkable traits such as affection, ...

The owners of a roadside zoo in South Carolina that closed in 2022 settled a court case with PETA by agreeing not to reopen the zoo. PETA had dubbed the Waccatee Zoo in Myrtle Beach the "worst ...