Two City Council members renew push to remove Billy the elephant from L.A. Zoo

Billy the elephant is photographed at the Los Angeles Zoo on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018.

Cher speaks during public comment at City Hall on Wednesday, expressing her concerns for Billy the elephant remaining in the L.A. Zoo.

Slash, of Guns N’ Roses, speaks in support of keeping Billy the elephant at the L.A. Zoo, as Lily Tomlin, right, listens at the L.A. City Council meeting.

Zookeeper Vicky Guarnett, right, who helps care for Billy the elephant, expresses why she feels Billy should remain at the zoo during public comment at the L.A. City Council meeting.

Zookeepers Pat Maluy, left, and Vicky Guarnett high-five in the aisle as Kim Todd, a docent at the zoo, right, takes her turn arguing for Billy the elephant to remain at the L.A. Zoo.

Melya Kaplan, founder and executive director of Voice for the Animals Foundation, left, Cher and Lily Tomlin all spoke expressing their concerns for Billy the elephant remaining in the L.A. Zoo.

L.A. City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell, right, talks with Cher and Lily Tomlin before an L.A. City Council committee meeting on whether to relocate Billy the elephant. O’Farrell is one of two members of the Los Angeles City Council who want Billy moved to an animal sanctuary.