St. Louis Zoo Makes In Defense Of Animals’ 2011 “Ten Worst Zoos For Elephants” List

Grabs Number Six SpotFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Catherine Doyle, 323-301-5730, Catherine@idausa.org St. Louis, Mo. (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