I respect the zoos who have had the character and integrity to send their old zoo elephants to sanctuaries as it is the right thing to do. No politics or AZA issues should matter. These elephants have done their time in a box and now it's time for them to have hundreds of acres to roam for the few years they have left in their lives. It's an easy solution when one decides to think about the elephant and not their job or position within the AZA.