Insights
India Bans Elephants in Zoos, Circuses
In Defense of Animals (IDA) announced that India has banned elephants from zoos and circuses, citing the abusive treatment and confinement: San...
Coco Hall’s “Elephant Girl”, Part 1
Graphic novelist and animal activist Coco Hall shares an excerpt of her novel Elephant Girl, based on the life of Calle the elephant, who was euthanized by the San Francisco Zoo in 2004. Intertwined with her story is that of a young girl who lives a parallel life. Both kidnapped in India as children, smuggled to the United States, they find themselves prey of an unimaginably foreign world. The tale rises upon the girl’s determination to break both their chains and return to India.
SFGate covers “The Eyes of Thailand”
The San Francisco Chronicle’s response to The Eyes of Thailand clip “Trust us: You haven’t seen anything until you’ve watched an Asian Elephant in the forest take its first steps on a prosthetic leg. Jaws hit the floor.”
Elephant Wishes and Chocolate Dreams
Thank you to everyone who attended The Eyes of Thailand Work-in-Progress Clip premiere at King of Thai Noodle and participated in the 3-Day Buy Chocolate, Save Elephants online fundraiser through Choclatique.
Elephant Nursing Home
Soraida Salwala, founder of the World’s First Elephant Hospital at Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE), comments on Thailand’s plan for a government-run Elephant Nursing Home.
Elephant Landmine Survivor Walks with Confidence
Elephant landmine survivor Motala, a permanent resident of the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Elephant Hospital, puts weight on her new prosthetic limb, built by the Prostheses Foundation.