International Day of Action for Elephants in Zoos (IDAEZ)
June 19, 2010

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USA, ARIZONA

Phoenix, AZ
Location: Phoenix Zoo
When: June 19, 8:30 – 10 am
Contact: Cathy LaSusa, practicecompassion4animals@yahoo.com
Comments: Some signs will be available, yet since it's the first IDAEZ protest in Phoenix it would be much appreciated if anyone could bring a sign or two! I'm happy to assist with sample slogans, so please let me know! Water will be provided. Please remember to wear sunscreen, and I will have some extra.

USA, CALIFORNIA

Los Angeles, CA
Location: Los Angeles Zoo
When: June 19, 2010, 11am to 2pm
Where: 5333 Zoo Drive (meet in front of zoo main gates)
Contact: Catherine Doyle, In Defense of Animals. zoos@idausa.org, 323-301-5730
Comments: All materials will be provided.

San Diego, CA
Location: San Diego Zoo, main entrance to the zoo
When: June 19, 10 am – 12 pm
Contact/RSVP: San Diego Animal Advocates (SDAA), Barb - 858.220.3304, Jane Cartmill - jane@animaladvocates.org

Vallejo, CA
Location: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
When: June 19, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Where: 1001 Fairgrounds Drive
Contact/RSVP: Melissa Gonzalez, melissa@idausa.org
Comments: Free elephant t-shirts for all who RSVP before June 16. Please provide your size.

USA, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Washington, D.C.
Location: National Zoo, Entrance of the Smithsonian Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Ave NW., Washington, D.C.
When: Saturday, June 19, 1 p.m.
Contact: KatieA@peta.org or 202-540-2185. Please write “Help elephants in Washington, D.C.” in the subject line when responding.
Comments: This Saturday is International Day of Action for Elephants in Zoos and activists across the country are taking time out of their day to speak up for these captive animals. Elephants imprisoned in zoos are denied everything that is natural to them—they are torn from their families and lush homes to live lonely lives in tiny, desolate enclosures. Many of these elephants suffer from mental anguish, malnutrition, and disease and perish after only a few years, whereas in the wild, they would live happily for decades. Please join local activists to let zoo attendees and passersby know these elephants belong in the wild, not behind bars. Can we count on you to be their voice? Some materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your own signs.

USA, FLORIDA

Miami, FL
Location: Miami Metro Zoo, in front of zoo
When: June 19, 11 am – 1 pm>
Contact: Margarita Cisne, 786-234-0934, noelcisne@comcast.net

USA, GEORGIA

Atlanta, GA
Location: Zoo Atlanta, 800 Cherokee Ave.
When: 19 June, 11 am - 2 pm
Contact: Lynn M. Sajdak, (404) 667-9469, lmsajdak@yahoo.com

USA, ILLINOIS

Brookfield, IL
Location: Brookfield Zoo 8400 31st Street
Meeting: North entrance, near intersection of 31st st and Golf
When: June 19th, 2010, 1p.m. - 3p.m.
Contact: Chris, 708-309-0657, radtec78@att.net
Comments: Call for info and updates

USA, MASSACHUSETTS

Mendon, MA
Location: Southwick's Zoo, 2 Southwick Street
Meeting: Infront of gates 11.30AM
When: June 19, 2010, 12.00 NOON - 3.30PM
Contact: Melissa, 978-230-2510, melissa275@netzero.net
Comments: Flyers and posters will be provided

USA, MISSOURI

Kansas City, MO
Location: Kansas City Zoo, 6800 Zoo Drive, Zoo Entrance
When: 6/19/2010, 10:00 AM, Katherine Whitson
Contact: 913-634-4605, katherine.whitson@gmail.com

USA, NEW MEXICO

Albuquerque, NM
Location: Albuquerque Zoo
When: June 19, 2010, 10:00 a.m.
Contact: Linda Hone, 575 758 1653, hone@newmex.com
Comments: meet at Gold Street Cafe at 10AM, to group up and discuss our plan for the day.

USA, NEW YORK

Bronx, NY
Location: Bronx Zoo: Asia Gate - corner of Boston Road and Bronx Park South
When: June 19, 11 am – 1 pm
Contact:Donna, Dreynolds3@nycap.rr.com, 518-336-4038, Day of: cell: 518-368-1332 or Roxanne cell: 646-285-6700
Comments: Posters and leaflets will be provided. Come and stand up for Patty, Maxine and Happy, who are suffering daily in a tiny enclosure nearby.

USA, OREGON

Portland, OR
Location: Oregon Zoo, 4001 SW Canyon Rd. Portland, OR 97221-9704, meet at zoo front entrance
When: 6-19-10, 11am-1pm
Contact:Matt Rossell, 503-249-9996, matt@idausa.org
Comments: Directions and parking: http://www.oregonzoo.org/VisitorInfo/directions.htm. Signs and literature will be provided. Bring a friend!

USA, PENNYSYLVANIA

Philadelphia, PA
Location: Philadelphia Zoo, 3400 Girard Avenue, Public Entrance
When: June 19, 2010, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
Contact: Marianne Bessey, rodeo.edu@gmail.com, (610) 733-1248
Comments: Former Philadelphia Zoo inmates Kallie and Bette, 28-year-old African elephants stolen from their families in Zimbabwe as babies, were shipped to the Pittsburgh Zoo's breeding-holding facility in July 2009.

Since then, neither the Philadelphia Zoo or the Pittsburgh Zoo has posted any photos, video, or updates on the elephants except for a staged media event in July 2009, and an announcement in February 2010 that zoos decided the elephants are too unhealthy to be bred.

At the breeding-holding facility, the elephants are dominated with bullhooks and confined in small pens of just a few acres. They don't have free access to a water source for either drinking or bathing. The wonderful Performing Animal Welfare Society in California offered to give Kallie, Bette and Petal (who died in June 2008) a lifetime home at no charge over three years ago, but the Philadelphia Zoo refused to send them. Instead, Kallie and Bette are being warehoused in Central Pennsylvania and could be sent to another zoo, or back to the Philadelphia Zoo if it raises enough money to build a new exhibit. Because the Philadelphia Zoo has lied to the public by claiming that Kallie and Bette were sent to a sanctuary, much of the public is unaware of the true situation. Please join us to raise awareness of the facts of Kallie and Bette's status, and of the lives of elephants in zoos in general.

USA, SOUTH CAROLINA

Greenville, SC
Location: Greenville Zoo, 150 Cleveland Park Dr., Greenville, SC 29601, In front of main zoo gate
When: June 19, 2010, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Contact: Leslie H. Armstrong, 828-279-2139, leslieharmstrong@msn.com
Comments: All materials will be provided.

USA, TEXAS

Dallas, TX
Location: Dallas Zoo, 650 R. L. Thornton Fwy.
When: June 19, 2010, 1:00- 2:30 p.m.
Contact: Dorothy Phillips, 214.642.3618, dot.phillips@sbcglobal.net
Comments: We'll be meeting by the giraffe statute. Signs will be provided.

USA, UTAH

Salt Lake City, UT
Location: Hogle Zoo
Meeting place: Front gate
When: 6-19-2010, opening time
Contact: Mary Williams, 801-835-8612, bishwake@yahoo.com

USA, VIRGINIA

Natural Bridge, VA
Location: Natural Bridge Zoo, 5784 S Lee Hwy Natural Bridge, VA 24578
Meeting place: Meet in parking lot at zoo
When: 6/19, 12 – 4 pm
Contact: Kim Hogan/FaceBook; 434-660-2008, kimreid74@hotmail.com
Comments: (People may wish to come early and go into zoo to see Asha. This requires a ticket purchase, but there is no other way to get in to check on her. It is totally up to the individual if they want to do this. I understand if they do not want to or are not able to.)

USA, WASHINGTON

Seattle, WA
Location: Woodland Park Zoo, South entrance at N. 50th St. and Freemont Ave.
When: Saturday, June 19, 2010, 11am - noon
Contact: Alyne Fortgang, 206-595-7770, wpzelephants@yahoo.com
Comments: It is the South entrance of the zoo. Signs provided.

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

CANADA

Edmonton, ALBERTA
Location: Edmonton Valley Zoo, 13315 Buena Vista Rd. T5J 2R7, main entrance
When: June 19, 2010, 11:00 am
Contact: Tove Reece, 780-918-5385, info@v4a.org
Comments: Joint campaign of Voice for Animals and Zoocheck Canada

FRANCE

Locations:
1. North of France : type of action, and city will be determined soon
2. Montpellier (South of France) : type of action to be determined soon
3. Reims : leafleting and sticking posters throughout the city
Contact: Michele, cirques.animaux@gmail.com

SOUTH AFRICA

Johannesburg, Gauteng
Location: Johannesburg Zoo, Parkview - Main Entrance
When: June 19, 10am
Contact: Mark, 0114772939, marks@ctpurban.co.za

SPAIN

Barcelona
Location: Barcelona Zoo entrance
When: 20 June, 1, between 11hs/14hs
Contact: Alejandra García, a.garcia@liberaong.org
Comments:  The activistis will stay there with banners, and bringing information to the public about the situation of Susi & Yoyo, and about elephants in zoos.

UNITED KINGDOM

Blackpool, Lancashire
Location: Blackpool Zoo, East Park Drive, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 8PP
When: June 19
Contact: Blackpool Animal Aid, blackpoolanimalaid@googlemail.com
Comments: Please contact Blackpool Animal Aid if you are interested in handing out leaflets outside the zoo.