Columbus Zoo Makes First Appearance On In Defense Of Animals’ 2011 “Ten Worst Zoos For Elephants” List – Grabs Number Eight Spot

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Catherine Doyle, 323-301-5730, Catherine@idausa.org Columbus, Ohio (January 17, 2012) – The 2011 list of the Ten Worst Zoos for Elephants, released yesterday by In Defense of Animals (IDA), once again exposes the hidden suffering of elephants in zoos, where lack of space, unsuitably cold climates and unnatural conditions condemn Earth’s largest land mammals to lifetimes of deprivation, disease and early death. The list is in its eighth year. A promising trend toward the closure of inadequate elephant displays continued in 2011 and includes zoos that