Massachusetts for Elephants

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In honor of #EndangeredSpeciesDay, use your voice to advocate for the passage of the MA Ivory Bill! 🐘🐘🐘 Both versions of the bill are still in their respective Ways & Means Committee and voicing your support makes a big difference! Take action here: secure.humaneworld.org/page/168681/ac…

Today is Save the Elephant Day 🥳🐘Let’s celebrate with some local advocacy! Ask your legislator to support the Ivory Bill, which would make it illegal to buy and sell ivory in MA. This is long overdue and we need your help! Templates can be found here: massforelephants.org

In honor of Save the Elephant day, please use your voice for Emily and consider writing to the Mayor and City Council urging her release. You can find information about how to get in contact, and read Emily’s heartbreaking story, at our website: massforelephants.org/emily

Save the Elephant Day is tomorrow and there is an elephant in Massachusetts who needs our help 🐘 Emily is the only elephant at Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford, MA and, after nearly a lifetime in captivity, we believe she must be transferred to a sanctuary.

One day closer to Save the Elephant Day! 🐘 Today we're sharing a new episode of PBS Nature about the amazing @RetetiSanctuary. Reteti is Africa’s first indigenous-led elephant sanctuary and they do incredible work. Don’t miss this powerful story of hope! pbs.org/wnet/nature/ab…

The United States plays a key role in this barbaric sport, as US hunters continue to gun down elephants and import trophies. Read more about how the US Fish and Wildlife Service can ban these imports and sign your name to the petition here: act.biologicaldiversity.org/Q4q8aqcqzESI7n…

Today, consider voicing your support for the Amboseli elephants, who are some of the most studied and beloved elephants on the planet. This magnificent group of elephants has historically been protected from trophy hunters, but they are no longer safe.

Save the Elephant Day is this Thursday, April 16th 🥳🐘 There’s no better time to get involved in local and global elephant advocacy!

Join the Newburyport Documentary Film Festival's Watch Club this month! 🎥 Stream Tusker: Brotherhood of Elephants on PBS and then tune in for an interview with the film's creator, Allison Argo, on 2/25 at 6pm! 🐘🐘 Register here: eventbrite.com/e/the-watch-cl…

Today is the International Vigil for Elephants. Please take a moment today to remember every elephant who died in captivity last year. Even as we mourn these unnecessary and deeply tragic deaths, we remain steadfast in our mission to advocate for elephants everywhere 🕯️🐘

Join us and @Vigil4Elephants THIS Saturday, January 10th, to honor every elephant who has died in captivity this year. As we remember, we also reaffirm our commitment to fight for the rights of all elephants to live a life free from harm and abuse. 🕯️🐘 facebook.com/share/p/17ebiK…

Ivory bans make a difference! Since enacting similar legislation, states which used to dominate the US ivory market — such as California, New Jersey, and New York — have seen a significant decrease in ivory sales. Contact your legislators about H.3935 and S.616 today.

A recent investigation conducted by @humaneworldorg found that Massachusetts now ranks second in online ivory sales. In light of this troubling statistic, passing the MA Ivory Bill is more important than ever. humaneworld.org/en/all-animals…

If your senator co-sponsored the bill and sits on the committee, your support can make a difference! Please consider contacting them to ask for their favorable vote. Together we can ensure a future where all animals are treated with dignity and respect. malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S616

Want to commemorate the day with some action closer to home? Consider supporting the MA Ivory Bill, S.616, which has been moved to the Senate Committee on Ways and Means for consideration in January.

Today is #InternationalAnimalRightsDay and we’d like to take a moment to honor all the magnificent creatures around the world who deserve to live a life free from pain, suffering, and abuse. 💜

We mourn the loss of Iain Douglas-Hamilton, zoologist and elephant advocate. His incredible work lives on the mission of @ste_kenya and we remain steadfast in our commitment to pass the MA Ivory Bill, in honor and emulation of his extraordinary life savetheelephants.org/news/world-ren…

As we commemorate these tragic deaths, we also reaffirm our commitment to fight for the rights of all elephants to live a life without harm and abuse. Every elephant deserves to roam free.

We are honored to be participating again in the annual International Vigil for Elephants, to be held on January 10, 2026. Join us, @Vigil4Elephants, and other advocacy organizations around the world as we acknowledge and remember every elephant who has died in captivity this year