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Demonstrators gathered outside the Dallas Zoo on Sunday afternoon.

DALLAS — Protesters gathered in front of the Dallas Zoo Sunday afternoon demanding the zoo move its lone elephant, Jenny, to a sanctuary rather than another zoo.

Concerned Citizens for Jenny organized the afternoon protest after zoo officials announced Jenny would be moved to the Africam Safari Park outside of Puebla, Mexico, in the fall.

Animal activists including People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are requesting Jenny be sent to The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tenn.

It’s a move supported by Dallas City Council member Angela Hunt, who visited the sanctuary earlier this month. It far outshined her visit to Africam, she said, where she saw three Asian elephants in a small enclosure.

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Students visit Jenny's compound at the Dallas Zoo.

Hunt has posted video and photographs of her visits to both locations on her Web site.

The Elephant Sanctuary is the nation’s largest natural-habitat refuge. It’s 2,700 acres and home to 17 female elephants—14 are Asian and three are African.

The sanctuary was featured on the ABC news show 20/20 on Friday. Founded in 1995 by Carol Buckley and Scott Blais, the sanctuary is known as a haven for troubled elephants, including Winkie, a female Asian elephant who killed elephant keeper Joanna Burke at the sanctuary in 2006. Burke is now buried at the sanctuary.