Call to transfer Mali

The Sri Lankan Wildlife Conservation Society, Kotte, and Embark have joined more than 50 animal protection organizations from around the globe that have added their names to people for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Asia's call to transfer Mali, a 38-year-old solitary elephant suffering at the Manila Zoo, to a spacious sanctuary where she can enjoy the company of other elephants.

Elephants are social animals, and female elephants stay in their herds for their entire lives, said the Asia for Animals Coalition.

Keeping a single female elephant in limited space in inadequate captive conditions is damaging to the animal's mental health, said WSPA.