Saturday - Demo for Elephants at Six Flags

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IDA Home | Action Center Home | Donate | Sign Up! | Tell a Friend Vallejo - June 20 - Be Part Of The International Day Of Action For Elephants In Zoos9:45 a.m. at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom"Elephants were never meant to live in the confinement of smallurban zoos, where they are suffering terribly every day. That’s why I’m urging everyone to get involved in the first International Day of Action for Elephants in Zoos on June 20th and help bring about the mammoth changes that elephants so desperately need." - Lily TomlinBe a part of the world's largest day of action to end thesuffering of elephants in zoos. Events will be taking place in at least30 cities around the globe.What: International Day of Action for Elephants in Zoos - educational leafletingWhere: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, 1001 Fairgrounds Drive (Please meet in front of the metal detectors by the main entrance.) (Pleasenote: there will be a race at Sears Point Raceway that day, so you maywish to allow more time for the trip, or take the San Rafael Bridgeinstead of HWY 37.)When: Saturday June 20; 9:45 a.m. - 12 noonContact: Melissa Gonzalez, In Defense of Animals. Melissa, 707-981-7701 Why:Elephants do not belong in an amusement park, where they are forced tolive in the shadow of roller coasters, in a tiny, barren zoo exhibit where up to seven elephants are crammed together. Worse, Six Flags subjects elephants to abusive and cruel training methods that rely on fear, intimidation and physical punishment to force them to comply with commands, perform in circus-style shows and give rides. Since 1995, nine elephants have died at this amusement park, and a tenth, Misha perished in 2008, three years after being shipped from Six Flags to Hogle Park Zoo. She was just 27 years old. Click here for more information on the Six Flags elephants.Click here for more information about IDA's International Day of Action for Elephants in Zoos.InDefense of Animals, located in San Rafael, Calif., is an internationalanimal protection organization with more than 85,000 members andsupporters dedicated to ending the abuse and exploitation of animals byprotecting their rights and welfare. IDA's efforts include educationalevents, cruelty investigations, boycotts, grassroots activism, andhands-on rescue through our sanctuaries in Mississippi, Mumbai, India,and Cameroon, Africa.InDefense of Animals is a registered 501©3 non-profit organization. Wewelcome your feedback and appreciate your donations. Please join today!All donations to IDA are tax-deductible.In Defense of Animals3010 Kerner, San Rafael, CA 94901Tel. (415) 448-0048 Fax (415) 454-1031idainfoThank you,

-Douglass