A make-believe elephant with bandages and a pinkish head wound made some parents angry, but Ellie the elephant also got hugs and at least one-high five from students leaving Mitchell Elementary on Tuesday afternoon. ...more

December 9, 2009

Lex Salisbury, who ran Lowry Park Zoo before resigning under fire in December, is trying to sell two zebras through an animal trading magazine even though he doesn't hold the license the federal government requires for such transactions. ...more

March 21, 2009

Lex Salisbury, who ran Lowry Park Zoo before resigning under fire in December, is trying to sell two zebras through an animal trading magazine even though he doesn't hold the license the federal government requires for such transactions. ...more

March 20, 2009

A California-based animal rights group has put Lowry Park Zoo on its list of the 10 worst zoos for captive elephants. ...more

January 8, 2009

A California-based animal rights group has put Lowry Park Zoo on its list of the 10 worst zoos for captive elephants. ...more

January 7, 2009

Lex Salisbury's forced resignation as Lowry Park Zoo's president and chief executive hasn't stopped outside scrutiny of the facility or ended his problems within the zoo industry. ...more

December 23, 2008

Animal-rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has named Oprah Winfrey its "Person of the Year." ...more

December 20, 2008

Animal-rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has named Oprah Winfrey its "Person of the Year." ...more

December 19, 2008

Michael Vick pleads guilty to state dogfighting charge in bid to speed possible return to NFL. ...more

November 25, 2008

A gun-control activist who, from Sarasota, championed the cause for more than a decade and served on the boards of two anti-violence organizations is suspected of working as a paid spy for the National Rifle Association. Now, those organizations are expelling her and sweeping their offices for bugs. ...more

August 7, 2008