Los Angeles City Councilman Bob Blumenfield Friday introduced a motion seeking transparency on the late-night transfer of the zoo’s last two remaining Asian elephants, Billy and Tiny, who were quietly relocated to Tulsa earlier this year.

At Friday’s City Council meeting, Blumenfield said his motion would require the zoo to publicly report on the circumstances of the move, which he criticized as rushed and lacking consultation with the council.

He also introduced Canadian filmmaker Fern Levitt, whose new documentary highlights the treatment of elephants in captivity.

“This is a timely moment for Fern to be here and spotlighting the work of many individuals to publicize the plight of these formerly held at the L.A. Zoo, Billy and Tiny, who had recently, in the dead of night, been transfe

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