Cher -signs letter to La Mayor against transfer of zoo elephants to Tulsa
Cher
Get la elephants help, not tulsa!
Drings to Mayor Bas to save beloved Billy & Tina
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Cher uses her Starpower for the well -being of the beloved zoo elephants of Los Angeles Tina and Billy again … sign a letter sent to the mayor Karen -Bas To demand that the beloved beings are transferred from De la Zoo to a sanctuary – and not to the Tulsa, Oklahoma Zoo as planned.
Cher appears on the list signed by various celebrities – such as Alicia Silverstone” Diane Warren” Katherine Heigl” Nicola Peltz Beckham And Justin Theroux -That was delivered to La’s mayor on Monday to argue for the health and well -being of the old resident elephants of the zoo.
The letter It argues that the arranged transfer from Billy and Tina to Tulsa to join five other Asian elephants, only get worse their suffering, and that they earn it to be released to a good elephant reserve, so that they can “live their dusk years with freedom and dignity.”
The Zoo of Los Angeles has been fired for years over his tight elephant housing … And the letter to Mayor Bass even claims that Tina and Billy have symptoms of sohose – a mental illness that can develop in animals that are kept in captivity, per In defense of animals – Such as “functionless, repetitive movements such as rocking, waving and head bobbing.”
The letter argues that although the Tulsa animal garden may have more room for Tina and Billy, “it is almost impossible to keep elephants in traditional zoos.”
Even more, the letter says that the transfer is a waste of money – taxpayers $ 44,000 costs at a time when Mayor Bass Banen lowers to save cash.
The letter states that there is an “urgent urgency” for action, because the transfer is expected to take place every day, illustrated by the chains around their legs.
TMZ has contacted De la Zoo and Mayor Bass for comment … so far, not a word back.
The urgent letter comes less than two weeks after Cher publicly expressed her support from La -resident John KellyThe lawsuit to block the move.
Similar to the letter … Cher said at the time that Billy and Tina earn a peaceful end of their lives after they have been locked up for decades.
Cher’s support did not affect the opinion of a judge … Because after the court case, a judge a temporary limiting order blocked Try to stop the move from the elephants to Oklahoma.
