Rally to Free Lonely Indu to Sanctuary

Elephant Indu sways back and forth in her small, barren exhibit at the Phoenix Zoo. Indu's solitary existence and decades of incarceration in a zoo are why we placed Phoenix Zoo on our list of the 10 Worst Zoos for Elephants. Join our rally for Indu at the Phoenix Zoo on April 12, 2025, to encourage the zoo to do the right thing for this sad elephant and retire her to sanctuary now before she dies. Ripped from her home and family in Asia when she was just 1 year old, Indu has spent 58 of her 59 years confined in zoos, the last 26 at the Phoenix Zoo, where her only zoo mates, Sheena and Reba, died in 2020 and 2021. Though Indu is old for a zoo elephant, she still has time to experience some joy and freedom in a true elephant sanctuary home. Many elephants, even older than Indu, are living the good life in sanctuaries here in the US and worldwide. The Phoenix Zoo has made the wise decision to close its elephant exhibit, as 38 zoos have done. However, it plans to wait til Indu dies. We strongly encourage the zoo to take that monumental step now. Join us in telling Phoenix Zoo to release Indu now to a true sanctuary. Your support can bring much-needed awareness to Indu's sad plight, and help to influence the zoo to do the right thing for this aging elephant.