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Lucy: The Stolen Lives of Elephants Is Already Making Changes

by Pat Mullen
March 21, 2025
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An interview with Lucy: The Stolen Lives of Elephants director Fern Levitt about her documentary that inspires us to change our minds about animals in captivity.

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