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The Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) was formed in 1984 to rescue and care for abused, neglected or retired exotic and wild animals. PAWS operates three sanctuaries in California, including the 2,300-acre ARK 2000 natural habitat refuge, and cares for elephants, big cats, bears, and other wild and exotic species. PAWS actively advocates on behalf of captive wildlife, and educates the public about issues affecting these animals in captivity and in the wild. PAWS established the first elephant sanctuary in the U.S. in 1986. Since then, 19 elephants have found refuge at the sanctuary. The animals at PAWS have come from zoos, circuses, and private owners; many of them had been subjected to abusive conditions and treatment. To ensure they have the most natural, intrusion-free lives possible, PAWS’ sanctuaries are not open to the public, with the exception of a limited number of educational events at ARK 2000. PAWS does not breed, sell, or rent its animals or make them perform.
Prince LOVES his fresh dirt pile!
Asian bull elephant Prince has 24/7 access to his barn and outdoor habitat at the Performing Animal Welfare Society's (PAWS) 2,300-acre ARK 2000 sanctuary in Northern California. Watch what happens when he discovers a new pile of dirt inside his barn! Prince usually sleeps outside in his habitat, but seems to love having a new napping hill inside.
Learn about PAWS' "Dollars for Dirt" for the elephants campaign here: goo.gl/hBV1LY
Prince (Chang Dee), who arrived at PAWS on July 21, 2011, turned 37 in May 2024. He is a retired circus elephant donated voluntarily to PAWS, at its request, by Feld Entertainment, the parent company of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey. He was born on May 24, 1987, at the Portland Zoo.
Prince's outdoor habitat includes rolling hills with majestic oak and pine trees, grass and two pools. He can usually be found napping on the side of a hill.
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More about PAWS' six elephants here: www.pawsweb.org/meet_elephants...
Learn about PAWS' "Dollars for Dirt" for the elephants campaign here: goo.gl/hBV1LY
Prince (Chang Dee), who arrived at PAWS on July 21, 2011, turned 37 in May 2024. He is a retired circus elephant donated voluntarily to PAWS, at its request, by Feld Entertainment, the parent company of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey. He was born on May 24, 1987, at the Portland Zoo.
Prince's outdoor habitat includes rolling hills with majestic oak and pine trees, grass and two pools. He can usually be found napping on the side of a hill.
www.pawsweb.org
More about PAWS' six elephants here: www.pawsweb.org/meet_elephants...
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Close-up of African Elephant Toka's Trunk
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Close-up of African Elephant Toka’s Trunk as She Forages on Fresh Vegetation Toka is an African elephant retired from a zoo to the Performing Animal Welfare Society's (PAWS) 2,300-acre ARK 2000 sanctuary in Northern California. This close-up video shows how Toka uses her trunk to forage for fresh vegetation in her habitat. Toka uses the two “fingers” at the tip of her trunk to grab onto the gre...
Slideshow: Asian Bull Elephant Prince Dusting
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Asian bull elephant Prince finds a fresh pile of dirt on a hillside in his habitat at the Performing Animal Welfare Society's (PAWS) 2,300-acre ARK 2000 sanctuary in Northern California. Our photographer was nearby and captured his reaction in a series of photographs we've turned into a short slideshow. About Prince: Prince was born at the Oregon Zoo on May 24, 1987. Before he was two years old...
African Elephant Toka having fun in the mud!
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Winter storms have brought long-awaited rain to the Performing Animal Welfare Society's (PAWS) 2,300-acre ARK 2000 sanctuary in Northern California, filling the lakes, ponds and mud wallows located throughout the African and Asian elephant habitats. On this particular day in early January, 2022, African elephant Toka was having some elephant fun in the mud. ABOUT TOKA Toka was born into a wild ...
MEET OWEN THE BOBCAT
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July 2020: For the last five years, Owen the bobcat has been living at the Performing Animal Welfare Society's (PAWS) original sanctuary in Galt, California, in what can only be described as a "witness protection program" of sorts. Born into the exotic pet trade in 2002, Owen was purchased as a kitten to be a family pet. In 2015 he was confiscated by authorities after they discovered him living...
Rescued Tigers Rosemary and Morris
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Tigers Rosemary and Morris are two of eight tigers PAWS welcomed to our ARK 2000 sanctuary in Northern California in January 2017. More than 100 animals needed immediate placement in new homes after a roadside zoo in Colorado ceased doing business. Several reputable sanctuaries throughout the U.S. stepped up to provide lifetime care for the animals from this rescue, with PAWS accepting eight ti...
African elephant Toka rumbles to elephant friends Lulu and Maggie
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(In this video African elephant Toka forages on a hilltop at the Performing Animal Welfare Society's (PAWS) 2,300-acre ARK 2000 sanctuary, then rumbles to friends Lulu and Maggie in the distance.) The following article is from PAWS' April 2020 newsletter: conta.cc/35d0mux FOR THE WILD ANIMALS AT PAWS, PEACE AND QUIET PREVAILS. . . You’ve probably read stories about wild animals venturing back i...
COVID-19 - A Message from PAWS President Ed Stewart
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At this time of uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is one assurance PAWS can give you: The animals at our three sanctuaries are continuing to receive the highest level of care by our dedicated caregivers and veterinary team. While many around the world are experiencing serious disruptions in their everyday lives, we are doing our best to ensure that the rescued or retired elephants...
PAWS' African Elephants Maggie, Toka and Lulu: "Digging and Dusting"
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On a warm, sunny winter's day in December, African elephants Maggie, Toka and Lulu enjoy digging in the dirt and dusting themselves in their habitat at the Performing Animal Welfare Society's (PAWS) 2,300-acre ARK 2000 sanctuary in Northern California. www.pawsweb.org * * * * MAGGIE is an African elephant who lived at the Alaska Zoo, in Anchorage, for 24 years before being retired to PAWS in No...
Pat Derby Animal Wellness Center at PAWS ARK 2000 Sanctuary
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Director of Veterinary Services for the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), Dr. Jackie Gai, DVM, takes you on a tour of the Pat Derby Animal Wellness Center at PAWS' ARK 2000 sanctuary. The Wellness Center, named in honor the late PAWS co-founder, opened on January 25, 2017, and allows on-site diagnosis and treatment of animals, sparing them the stress of transport to a specialty veterina...
Ben the Bear
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Ben the Bear arrived at PAWS in August 2012. Rescued from a roadside zoo in North Carolina, this video, from August 2019, shows Ben in his habitat at PAWS' ARK 2000 sanctuary in Northern California. Thanks to generous friends who went shopping on PAWS' Amazon Wish List www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1ESCX3EWD5MQZ?ref_=wl_share, he now has a big, new, bright red, heavy-duty Boomer Ball to play wi...
Rescued Tiger Bigelow Plays in His Pool
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Tigers love water. Watch Bigelow playing in his pool as it's being filled with water. The pool was a gift from generous donors and made in memory of their beloved dog Mason. In 2017 the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) welcomed the "Colorado Eight" tigers - Bigelow (featured in this video), Marin, Pharaoh, Nimmo, Wilhelm, Sawyer, Rosemary and Morris - to our 2,300-acre ARK 2000 sanctuar...
Lily Tomlin Congratulates PAWS on its 35th Anniversary
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Lily Tomlin - actress, comedian, writer, producer and elephant advocate extraordinaire - congratulates the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) on its 35th Anniversary (1984-2019). Thank you Lily from all of us at PAWS! Please check out Lily's Emmy Award-winning work in the HBO documentary "An Apology To Elephants." www.hbo.com/documentaries/an-apology-to-elephants The Performing Animal Wel...
African Elephants Thika and Mara
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African elephants Thika and Mara climb to the top of a hill at the Performing Animal Welfare Society's (PAWS) 2,300-acre ARK 2000 sanctuary in Northern California. (Video taken from a distance using an iPhone. If you turn up the volume and listen carefully you can hear Thika and Mara rumble their greeting to each other as they meet up.) On October 20, 2013, African elephants Toka, Thika and Iri...
Elephant Mud Bath: African Elephant Toka
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Toka, born in 1970 in Mozambique, is one of eight elephants living at the Performing Animal Welfare Society's 2,300-acre ARK 2000 sanctuary in Northern California. She was retired from the Toronto Zoo and arrived at PAWS in October 2013. Today Toka spends her days immersed in nature, foraging throughout the day on grass, trees and other fresh vegetation. She loves being close to her elephant fr...
Bull elephant Prince and a new pile of dirt...
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Bull elephant Prince and a new pile of dirt...
24 Hours to Help Elephants: Big Day of Giving 2018
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24 Hours to Help Elephants: Big Day of Giving 2018
Dust storm at PAWS ARK 2000 sanctuary!
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Dust storm at PAWS ARK 2000 sanctuary!
African Elephant Thika Goes Swimming
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African Elephant Thika Goes Swimming
Gunsmoke's AMANDA BLAKE (Miss Kitty) receives special "surprise" award from PAWS (1988)*
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Gunsmoke's AMANDA BLAKE (Miss Kitty) receives special "surprise" award from PAWS (1988)*
Mack, an orphaned, 3-legged black bear, is really making a splash!
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Mack, an orphaned, 3-legged black bear, is really making a splash!
Wayward Emu Finds Home at PAWS Sanctuary
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Wayward Emu Finds Home at PAWS Sanctuary
African Elephants: Winter rains. . . and wonderful mud!
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African Elephants: Winter rains. . . and wonderful mud!
San Francisco: 2016 Global March for Elephants and Rhinos
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San Francisco: 2016 Global March for Elephants and Rhinos
AFRICAN ELEPHANTS TOKA AND THIKA GRAZING
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AFRICAN ELEPHANTS TOKA AND THIKA GRAZING
Bullhook: California Senate Passes SB 1062, Elephant Bullhook Ban
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Bullhook: California Senate Passes SB 1062, Elephant Bullhook Ban
I was six and Dad was buying a new Chevy, I walked through the dealer showroom screaming like a lion and hollering, at the sign cat! The Chevy salesman said wrong dealer but that's ok!
Do these bull Elephants live alone or are they social given their various Backgrounds?
so California holds the record of animal abuse? WOW lets all applaud & have their way of life made into standard living
The little one is SO thin!! All three are, & we have never seen Elephants look like that unless dying in a drought. Thank you so much so saving them.
Just wow...im balling😢❤ thank you all
Where u wanna put these animals? Jungles? 😂😂😂 in India and Africa where they kill them every day? Very soon ...time will come for all wild animals to move out of Jungles and into safe sanctuaries/ zoo's etc... thanks to humans
Self proclaimed elephant trophy hunters are pieces of shi@
In this world there are takers and givers Thank God for all the AMAZING human beings involved in this huge and complicated rescue Every one of you has given back the dignity and grace to these beautiful souls We should be treating the animals with reverence and love, not as a commodity! A big thank you to all the GIVERS!
If there were a zombie apocalypse and all humans disappeared, could the elephants live indefinitely in their 80 acre enclosure without human assistance? I mean in terms of food source currently existing in the enclosure and existing in it's climate?
Absolutely wonderful to see. You are all hero’s THANK YOU so much ❤
매우 매우 감사합니다❤
SO MANY EMOTIONS, WATCHING THIS, SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL, FREEDOM IS A PRECIOUS THING,
Test the water don’t blame you all from love😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Why take an African put in a cage
Can and or have yall planted fruit trees that they can pick seasonally? Would that be possible without hurting them or the surrounding environment? If there was a zombie apocalypse and no humans can feed them anymore, can they live off of what's there now in their enclosure? Survive indefinitely with the current vegetation and water source? Thanks
Thank you for saving these majestic animals and providing them with lifetime care.
parents had that exact model..in a beige..it was beautiful, rode incredible!
The water hose is to forceful, he can't get a full drink!
Spectacular! Kudos to Paws for doing such great work
God bless you all 🙏🎉❤
R.I.P. Bob Barker... Lucy will be alone soon enough !
These animals certainly aren’t safe in the country they come from, unfortunately. If they establish some herds here in North America, our kids and grandkids can see these magnificent animals without the threat of endangerment. I just hope they manage the herds well and don’t overbreed, and I hope none of these animals end up on a safari hunt.
These people had done a wonderful job to help these innocent animals.
Looks like Farrah Fawcett.
And this is happening in one of the richest and allegedly the most advanced Countries in the world. Thank goodness it is illegal to keep large wild animals in the UK as pets. Thank you Paws for giving these animals dignity and freedom and a life they deserve.
Super excellent Mercury Cougar XR-7 automobile, love the growling roar at the sign of the cat!!
A most beautiful animal thank u for your kindness😊
Is Thika OK? Haven’t found her recent video.
She's wonderful! Most videos these days are posted on Instagram, X, or Facebook. They're short clips typically capture on phone as caregivers traverse the sanctuary. We did a short tribute to Thika and Toka on the 10th anniversary of their arrival at PAWS. conta.cc/3S7mwJ4
This video made my day
He's really enjoying that bath.
Thank you for taking such good care of Prince You allowed him to go at his own pace & he is happy Thank you
Morris appeared to be limping as he came down the hill. What happened ?
Beautiful creatures 😅
Don't waste water.
please rescue elephant Lucy at Calgary zoo, Canada! . LONELY and FREEZING in Canadian winter!
Truly heartwarming ❤
Having a lovely time
Amazing job Thank you ❤❤
Who's in next .😂
11:15 This is just Awesome!
Will he be with other elephants? They need family…
He looks emaciated. Why is he still confined in something so small? Let him eat grass and roam free as nature intended.
What a beauty he is.❤
I am so happy for Prince
Where are the trees? Elephants go for long walks. Where can he walk? Did you research information for his habitat? You should observe other orphanages for elephants!
As our video description states, you are only seeing the small yard and one of the pools located right outside of Prince's barn. We let him get used to this smaller area before giving him access to his large habitat. Here's a link to our August 2023 newsletter. conta.cc/3YWxHpc Prince is the lead article. Photos show him in his habitat.
He is spectacular.
What a majestic specimen these beasts are so clever he ventures outside tasting his surroundings he looks very calm these are herd animals he needs to be with his own kind
Hopefully he finds some peace around us humans
Proof that those idiots in Toronto who tried to stop the elephant transfer are monsters!
Happy to see you make him happy!