Elephant Ride Rule Development Meeting, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Sunny, Mali, Laxmi, Lawsuit to Stop Import of Elephant and Lion Trophies, Stardust Circus, Carson & Barnes, Garden Bros. Circus, Elephant Pins, Elephant in the Room

If you can attend this casual meeting to share fact-based information- especially first-hand information - on the dangerous nature of elephant rides, Nosey and all the other elephants used for rides in Florida stand a chance to be protected.

FWC wants to hear from us.

They are concerned about animal welfare.

This is not a public speaking event, rather it is a more casual chance to speak one-on-one with members of FWC about our concerns. AFNN has the historical information to empower you with the ability to dialog effectively as a spokesperson for elephants.

If this is something you can do, please message us. We can connect you with others who can attend.

Please share!

April 5, 2018 5-8 p.m.
Hampton Inn & Suites
Lakeland South- Polk Parkway
3630 Lakeland Village Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33803

The unexpected truth behind the Mali the Elephant’s story

For some time now, Network for Animals has been monitoring the health of an elderly Asian elephant called Mali, who lives at the Manila Zoo in the Philippines.

Two years ago, supporters like you helped me pay for blood tests that found, thankfully, she is healthy for her advanced age, but just a bit overweight, like many of us.

You and I both know that wild animals should live free and protected in the wilderness. We do not approve of zoos. Full stop. But we always ask ourselves: what would the animals want? I have to tell you that in this case the Manila Zoo is the best option for her.

She has lived there for nearly 40 years and her keepers love her and she loves them. They are family. She gets regular salt footbaths to keep her feet in good condition. Tons of fresh sand are routinely brought in, which she uses as a sunscreen to protect and cool her skin.

Yet I have been shocked to learn that Mali is in serious danger.

There is a plan to force Mali into a punishing trek that could kill her! Meanwhile, Mali’s devoted keepers are working to give their beloved, elderly elephant the best possible quality of life right now.

We are working with the zoo authorities to provide her with an enclosure four or five times the size of the one she lives in now.

Mali has surpassed the average age for a captive elephant. She is very, very old.

It is widely acknowledged that ripping her from the only family she’s known for a grueling and confusing trip to a sanctuary in Thailand (1,400 miles over land and sea) or Tennessee (more than 8,000 miles) will likely mean this beautiful creature’s death.

Please take a stand. Help us do what’s right for Mali, right now.

Zoo Elephant Is So Lonely, Her Cage Is Covered With Trunk Marks From Scratching – Let’s Help Free Her!

Sunny the elephant is a heartbreaking example of what life can be like for wild animals who are forced to live in captivity. At the Nomi Ishikawa Zoo in Japan, this beautiful animal has been completely alone for 29 years – regularly shut in a small concrete cell, without ever seeing other elephants.

When it is cold and snowy, Sunny has to spend most of her days locked in her tiny indoor cell. She tries desperately to somehow cope with her boredom, loneliness, and frustration. The organization Elephants in Japan, together with wildlife group Zoocheck, is working to help Sunny and other captive solitary elephants in Japan, but they need our help to be able to do their work and save the animals. Read more here.