2007

October 2007 The Pittsburgh Zoo breaks ground at the breeding facility.

July 2007 Members of Friends of Philly Zoo Elephants tour the breeding facility.

May 1, 2007  Dulary moves into her new forever home, The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennesse.

April 2007 The Philadelphia Zoo announces that the African elephants will be moved to a breeding facility near Pittsburgh in the fall.

March 2007 The  Philadelphia Zoo announces that the Maryland Zoo will not accept Kallie, Bette and Petal because of lack of funding to expand their elephant exhibit.   The Friends of Philly Zoo Elephants contacts the PAWS sanctuary in California, who graciously offers to accept all three African elephants at no charge.  The Philadelphia Zoo claims it is looking only at other zoos for Kallie, Bette and Petal and expects to determine the new exhibit in a month or two.       

February 2007 The Friends of Philly Zoo Elephatns purchase over $100.0 0 worth of watermelons as Valentines Day treats for the elephants.    

January 2007 The Friends of Philly Zoo Elephants purchase two toys from Otto Environmental to help the elephants make it through their last winter in the Philly cement barn.

2006

December 2006 The Friends of Philly Zoo Elephants purchase produce for the elephants as holiday treats, including watermelon, grapes, broccoli, oranges, and apples. 

October 5, 2006  The Philadelphia Zoo announces that Dulary will be moved to The Elephant Sanctuary and Petal, Kallie and Bette will be moved to the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore.    

June 8, 2006
Activists attend Philadelphia City Council meeting to deliver petitions with over 5,000 signatures in support of sending Philly Zoo elephants to a sanctuary.

Mid-April 2006
The Zoo announces Dulary will be moved, but does not disclose when or where.

March 29, 2006
On activists' behalf, a Washington DC law firm sends Philadelphia Zoo legal notice of violation of the Endangered Species Act based on the Zoo's harmful treatment of Dulary.

March 2006
The Zoo continues to claim publicly that it has not made any decisions regarding the elephants -  "all options are on the table," including keeping the elephants in the same quarter-acre enclosure.  In a document dated March 17, 2006, AZA representative Mark Green states the  Philadelphia Zoo has already decided to move its elephants to another facility. Activists publicly release the AZA statement in early April.

February 2, 2006
Concerned about Dulary's deteriorating condition, activists file a request for investigation with the USDA.  The USDA sends a form letter response.

January 24, 2006
For the first time since November, activists observe Dulary outside - alone, very thin and depressed.

2005

December 15, 2005
Activists attend Philadelphia City Council meeting to solicit the Councilmembers' help with Dulary and the other Zoo elephants.

November 20, 2005
Activists visit the Zoo near closing time and  see Dulary outside for the first time since summer.  A sign near the Elephant exhibit states "Our Asian elephant is inside recuperating from minor surgery.  When she is fully recovered, she will be back outside."

October 28, 2005
The Board of Directors of the Zoo announces that plans to expand the elephant exhibit are indefinitely postponed.

October 2005
The Elephant Sanctuary offers to accept Dulary at no charge to the Zoo.

Mid- October 2005
The Philadelphia Zoo publicly announces Dulary's injury.  Despite requests from the media and local citizens, no third party is allowed to see Dulary.

Early October 2005
Activists place "Missing" newspaper ads offering a $500  reward for information about Dulary and plaster posters around the city announcing the reward offer.

September 27, 2005
Activists file a complaint with the USDA and request an investigation of Dulary's injury.  The USDA sends a form letter response.

September 2005
Activists notice Dulary is regularly missing from the exhibit.  The Zoo provides various, conflicting reasons for her absence.

August 30, 2005
Dulary is injured by Bette and secluded in the barn.  The Zoo does not announce Dulary's injury.

July 2005
Activists purchase two tires for the elephants.  Although the tires accepted by Kim Lengel, Senior Curator of Mammals, as toys for the elephants, the tires are never seen in the exhibit.  The same tires are used daily by elephants at sanctuaries.