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2018 10 22 Sanctuary for Lammie the lone elephant at Johannesburg Zoo 2015 Joyce H Poole statement for NSPCA Knysna Elephant Park 16 March 20140625 Tianjin Zoological Garden Elephant Abuse 2013 02 07 Letter Taiyuan Zoo China elephant calf.2014 06 25 Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People’s Republic of China: The Tianjin Zoological Garden 2012 11 01 Expert statement of opinion regarding elephants in Natal Zoological Gardens & Brian Boswell Circus 2012 11 01 Statement on Natal Zoological Garden Brian Boswell Circus elephants 2011 05 20 Auckland Zoo Letter 2011 Joyce Poole Statement Woodland Park Zoo 10112011 2011 Joyce Poole letter to Toronto City Councillors 091111 2011 Poole statement Rosie Maine 18052011 2010 06 16 Open letter Barcelona Zoo 2010 JPoole ElephantVoices SAZ Lucky Boo observations Nov2010 2010 Letter Queenie SA City Councilmember Elisa Chan 280410 2010 Joyce Poole letter regarding the incident involving Louie and MrRedFox 2009 Comments on the Draft Minimum Standards for the Management of Captive Elephants in South Africa 2009 JoycePoole ElephantVoices statement regarding Lucy at Edmonton Valley Zoo 2008 01 15 Declaration of Joyce Poole LA Zoo 2008 08 05 Joyce Poole letter Jenny Dallas City Council 2008 Joyce Poole statement to the LA City Council regarding Billy at the LA Zoo 2007 0606-St-Louis-Zoo-Rani-elephant 2006 01 11 National Zoo statement regarding Toni 2006 Joyce Poole Declaration for IDA Citizen Petition 210106 2005 06 02 Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Chicago Space for elephants requirements 2005 Australia import case affidavit of Joyce Poole 2005 Joyce Poole Testimony 2005-08-25 Chicago City Council 2005-Letter-for-elephant-Wankie-Lincoln-Park-Zoo 2005 Letter for elephant Maggie in Alaska 2003 06 24 Zoos-Letter-re-Swaziland-importation-elephants 2001 11 Joyce Poole-keynote-address-elephantmanagersworkshop

2021 Colorado Renaissance Festival Elephant Rides 2014 Joyce Poole Oakland City Council Bullhook Ban November 2014 05 31 Statement on Carla and Rani of Circus Renz Berlin by Joyce Poole 2012 11 14 POOLE LA City Ordinance 2012 Joyce Poole Orange County Fair Elephant Rides 2011 11 07 Letter from Joyce Poole to Tim Fennell regarding Have trunk Will Travel 2010 Poole Report to EKZNW on Natal Zoological Park and Boswell Circus 09012010 2010 10 01 ElephantVoices statement on Ringling treatment of baby elephants for PETA 2010 ElephantVoices statement regarding bullhooks chaining in circuses 17012010 2010 11 01 ElephantVoices letter to Fulton County Commissioners re bullhooks 2009 02 Letter to Connecticut legislators Bill to Protect Elephants in Traveling Shows and Circuses 2009 Letter to Massachusetts legislators against the use of elephants in traveling shows and circues 2009 Joyce Poole comments on PETA's footage of Ringling Brother's treatment of elephants 2009 03 21 Joyce Poole Statement on South African zoo and circus elephants 2008-04-08-Minneapolis-City-Council-circus-letter 2008-Joyce-Poole-redacted-expert-report-Ringling-Brothers-Circus 2007 Opinion regarding the chaining of elephants 2007 Opinion regarding the use of bullhooks on elephants 2007 03 Joyce Poole generic circus letter 0307 2007 ATE EV Circus letter 2006 ATE EV Generic letter against elephants in circuses 2006 Brev Storting Mattilsyn Poole Granli elefanter i sirkus 171106 2002 ElephantVoices-uttalelse-forskrift-fremvisning-dyr-saksnr2006-3470 2002 Joyce Poole Statement regarding Arna Circus 110302

2013 10 27 Toronto elephant arrival PAWS Sanctuary 2011 12 13 ElephantVoices Sanctuary Principles

2015 Expert-Statement-Swaziland-elephants-26Oct2015final 2015 Zimbabwe elephant export letter to President 2010 06 14 Joyce Poole statement Why elephants should not be captured and sent to zoos and circuses 2010 05 18 Joyce Poole Letter National Workshop Tanzania Elephant Management Plan elephant capture policy 2010 05 19 Letter to the Permanent Secretary regarding Tanzanian elephant capture policy 2010 05 21 ElephantVoices et al Open Letter to Director General Zimbabwe NPWA regarding elephants capture 2007 11 19 Open Letter to the Minister regarding the capture and training of elephants 2006 05 10 South Africa capture Selati elephants 2006 12 01 ATE 2006 statement on elephant capture 2006 09 27 ATE statement elephant capture Kwa Zulu Natal 2006 expert affidavit J POOLE south africa 1998 Poole Tuli Elephants Court Affidavit 1998 Poole Moss Sheldrick The sad plight of the Tuli elephants

2021 Opinion Elephant Orphans at Elephants Without Borders 2009 Joyce Poole affidavit in Defence of the San Wild Elephants 2012 11 1 ElephantVoices statement Loita and Olkoroi Kenya 2006 AERP EV Statement against culling 1-06 2020 ElephantVoices letter Tokyo ivory trade 7Sept2020

2018 Joyce Poole FINAL SECOND supplemental affidavit NEW YORK 2017 Joyce Poole NhRP affidavit NEW JERSEY FINAL 2017 Joyce Poole NhRP affidavit NEW YORK FINAL 2017 Joyce Poole NhRP affidavit CT FINAL 2025 Joyce Poole Declaration (Pittsburgh)

2017 Poole Support for Mass S. 1898/H. 418 Prohibiting Elephants in Traveling Animal Acts MA 2017 Poole support for Act to Prohibit Participation of Elephants in Traveling Animal Acts ME LD 396 Feb 21 2017 Poole support for SB1342 Ban elephants in traveling shows IL 2016 Poole statement RI HB 8197 June 24 2015 Poole statement MA Bill S. 1801 H. 1274 H. 1477 Dec 16 2015 2015 Letter to Governor Brown SB 716 2015 Poole statement CA Bill 716 April 20 2013 POOLE support for Rhode Island elephant protection bill 2012 05 10 Joyce Poole letter to all Members of the Ontario Provincial Parliament

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