Billy and Tina, the Los Angeles Zoo’s Asian elephants, were moved to Tulsa Zoo in May 2025, and several stars, politicians and animal advocacy organizations tried to stop the move.

A lawsuit is seeking to stop Los Angeles Zoo officials from shipping their two surviving elephants to another zoo in Oklahoma. Cher and other advocates want them to go to an animal sanctuary.

The whereabouts of Billy and Tina, a pair of Asian elephants long housed at the Los Angeles Zoo, are unclear on Wednesday after a report they had been secretly removed and shipped to another zoo — but neither zoo officials nor Mayor Karen Bass’ office had an immediate response to requests for comment.

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Los Angeles Zoo's two remaining Asian elephants - Billy and Tina - appear to have been transferred out of the zoo. It's believed the pair were relocated in the middle of the night amid controversy and lawsuits surrounding their pending transfer to the Tulsa Zoo.

Sources with the LA Zoo told TMZ that the elephants were removed from their enclosure around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. They were allegedly put into crates and loaded onto s