,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cdef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ae1 #bjbe,ms4   
,malliotakis introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !     
,animal ,welf>e ,act to prohibit keep+  
elephants 9 captivity at zoological p>ks
 or saf>i p>ks1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,captivity ( ,helpless ,elephants       
,r$uction ,act ( #bjbe or ! ,,*] ,act ( 
#bjbe4  #b4 ,f9d+s2 purpose  7a7 ,f9d+s 
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,elephants
 live 9 a matri>*al hi]>*y :]e a lead   
female leads a l>ge h]d 9 ! wild &      
migrates1 travel+ hundr$s ( miles e ye>4
 ,african & ,asian elephants h be5      
demon/rat$ to possess1 among/ o!r ?+s1  
int5tional communication & le>n+1       
memory1 & categorization abilities4 ,an 
,emory ,univ]sity exp]im5t %[$ t a      
female elephant seem$ to recognize      
h]self 9 a mirror1 a result attribut$ to
 self-aw>5ess only se5 o!rwise 9 humans1

 dolph9s1 & *impanzees4  7#b7 ,captivity
 does n provide = ! ne$s ( normal       
elephant behavior & reproduction4 ,z a  
result1 captive elephants suff] bo?     
physical & emotional trauma includ+     
h]nias1 ar?ritis1 m5tal degradation1 &  
high calf mortality4 ,! av]age lifespan 
( a captive elephant is #ag ye>s2 9 !   
wild1 elephants c live = #ej ye>s or m4 
7#c7 ,x is e/imat$ t ! co/ ( c>+ = an   
elephant 9 captivity c be up to #ajj1jjj
 p] ye>4 ,9 #bjjd1 ! ,detroit ,zoo      
became ! fir/ major ,am]ican zoo to %ut 
d[n its elephant exhibit on e?ical      
gr\nds4 ,9 #bjjf1 ! ,bronx ,zoo ann\nc$ 
t x w\ld close its exhibit once its ?ree
 elephants di$4 ,s9ce ! e>ly #aiijs1 m  
?an #bb zoos h %ut d[n _! elephant      
exhibits or ann\nc$ t !y 7 phas+ !m out1
 includ+ ^? 9 ,seattle1 ,san ,francisco1
 & ,*icago4  7#d7 ,! ,unit$ ,k+dom phas$
 out all circuses featur+ wild animal   
p]=mances by #bjbj & ann\nc$ its        
int5tion to ban ! captivity ( elephants 
9 zoos & saf>i p>ks4 ,doz5s ( o!r       

c\ntries ar\nd ! _w h simil>            
prohibitions1 includ+ ,au/ria1 ,greece1 
,israel1 ,mexico1 ,p]u1 & ,s+apore4     
,india bans ! keep+ ( elephants 9       
circuses & zoos4  7b7 ,purpose ,!       
purpose ( ?is ,act is to ban ! display1 
husb&ry1 & bre$+ ( ,african elephants & 
,asian elephants 9 zoological p>ks &    
saf>i p>ks 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & transf]  
exi/+ ,african elephants & ,asian       
elephants 9 zoological p>ks & saf>i p>ks
 to au?oriz$ wildlife sanctu>ies4  #c4  
,prohibition on elephant captivity ,!   
,animal ,welf>e ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #baca
 et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  #cj4 ,prohibition on elephant  
captivity  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,an exhibitor t 
is a saf>i p>k or zoological p>k may n  
exhibit1 h\se1 manage1 or bre$ an       
,african elephant or an ,asian elephant 
aft] ! date t is #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ?is section1 except to       
complete a transf] ( an ,african        
elephant or an ,asian elephant pursuant 
to subsection 7b74  7b7 ,transf] to     

au?oriz$ wildlife sanctu>ies ,!         
,secret>y %all require ea* exhibitor t  
is a saf>i p>k or zoological p>k t      
exhibits1 h\ses1 manages1 or bre$s an   
,african elephant or an ,asian elephant 
z ( ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section to
 transf] su* ,african elephant or ,asian
 elephant to an au?oriz$ wildlife       
sanctu>y n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is section4  7c7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,african elephant ,! t]m ,african       
elephant has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9       
section #bcje ( ! ,african ,elephant    
,cons]vation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dbdd74
  7#b7 ,au?oriz$ wildlife sanctu>y ,!   
t]m au?oriz$ wildlife sanctu>y means a  
nonpr(it facility t-- 7,a7 is accr$it$  
by ! ,global ,f$]ation ( ,animal        
,sanctu>ies or a simil> body2  7,b7 is  
d$icat$ to ! lifelong c>e ( elephants2  
7,c7 does n-- 7i7 bre$ animals2  7ii7   
exhibit animals = pr(it2 or  7iii7 use  
animals = public ent]ta9m5t2 &  7,d7    
meets ! /&>ds promulgat$ "u ?is ,act =--

 7i7 space2  7ii7 vet]9>y c>e2 &  7iii7 
naturali/ic environm5ts4  7#c7 ,saf>i   
p>k ,! t]m saf>i p>k means a facility1  
:e!r publicly or privately own$1 t--    
7,a7 h\ses animals 9 l>ge enclosures =  
public view+2 &  7,b7 all[s visitors to 
drive ?r\gh or obs]ve animals 9 a       
simulat$ natural environm5t4  7#d7      
,zoological p>k ,! t]m zoological p>k-- 
7,a7 means a facility1 :e!r publicly or 
privately own$1 t exhibits live animals 
to ! public = educational or ent]ta9m5t 
purposes2 &  7,b7 includes zoos &       
aqu>iums4  4  #d4 ,implem5tation &      
support  7a7 ,feasibility /udy ,n lat]  
?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all conduct a    
/udy to assess ! feasibility ( transf]r+
 ,african elephants & ,asian elephants  
to au?oriz$ wildlife sanctu>ies1 includ+
 capacity1 co/s1 & logi/ics4  7b7 ,grant
 program ,! ,secret>y may e/abli% a     
grant program to support ! accommodation
 by au?oriz$ wildlife sanctu>ies (      
,african elephants & ,asian elephants   

transf]r$ to su* au?oriz$ wildlife      
sanctu>ies pursuant to section #cj ( !  
,animal ,welf>e ,act 7z add$ by ?is     
,act74  7c7 ,public education ,!        
,secret>y %all develop mat]ials to      
educate ! public ab\t ! welf>e b5efits (
 prohibit+ ! captivity ( ,african       
elephants & ,asian elephants4  7d7      
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,african elephant ,! t]m ,african       
elephant has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9       
section #bcje ( ! ,african ,elephant    
,cons]vation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dbdd74
  7#b7 ,au?oriz$ wildlife sanctu>y ,!   
t]m au?oriz$ wildlife sanctu>y has !    
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #cj ( !      
,animal ,welf>e ,act 7z add$ by ?is     
,act74  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y 
means ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture4