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An animal rights group is suing the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium, seeking the release of five elephants it says are being kept ...

A Washington, D.C.-based animal-rights nonprofit on Tuesday sued the operator and head of the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium, ...

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The Nonhuman Rights Project has sued the Pittsburgh Zoo to gain the release of five elephants over alleged mistreatment.