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Toni, an Asian elephant at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., was euthanized after a prolonged battle with captivity-induced arthritis. IDA had long urged the National Zoo to send Toni to the Elephant Sanctuary because she was in danger of dying prematurely, but officials dismissed our warnings and those of elephant experts. The three elephants still at the Zoo will likely meet the same fate as Toni if they spend the rest of their lives on exhibit. Please "Take Action" to urge the National Zoo’s Director and elected officials to re-examine the Zoo's elephant exhibit expansion plan and close the exhibit if it can’t locate the space (thousands of acres) necessary to meet the needs of this intelligent and complex species.