Group Vows Ballot Fight Over Elephant Exhibit
Anticipating that the City Council will vote next week to expand an elephant exhibit at the Los Angeles Zoo, an animal-rights group said Thursday it is prepared to challenge the move in a November ballot initiative.
Los Angeles-based Last Chance for Animals opposes the proposed 3 1/2 -acre, $38.7-million exhibit, saying the zoo’s three elephants belong in a much larger wildlife sanctuary.
Two city committees voted Monday to recommend that the council approve the project. The council vote is scheduled for Wednesday.
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