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The Elephant Sanctuary
Coverage of The Elephant Sanctuary in the Nexus archive.
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- 2nd elephant dies in less than a month at Tennessee sanctuary. Here’s what we know
Billie, a 64-year-old Asian elephant at The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, was euthanized on July 20 due to advanced musculoskeletal disease. This follows the July 6 euthanasia of Sissy, another Asian elephant at the sanctuary, due to advanced osteoarthritis. Both elephants were transferred to the sanctuary in 2006 after a USDA case involving their previous owners.
- Sissy, Asian elephant at Tennessee sanctuary, dies after 26 years of care
Sissy, an Asian elephant who spent 26 years at The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, died on July 6 due to advanced osteoarthritis. She had previously lived in Texas zoos and survived flooding at Frank Buck Zoo before retiring to the sanctuary in 2000.