Cher: I founded animal charity to save elephant in LA Zoo.

Cher has said she was inspired to found her animal rights charity after hearing about the plight of an elephant in captivity.

The singer, who is a devoted animal lover, said she co-founded Free The Wild, which aims to stop the suffering of wild animals in captivity, after learning about Billy the Elephant in the Los Angeles Zoo.

Arriving at a charity screening of her new film Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again in aid of the charity, she told the Press Association: “It started with an elephant in the LA Zoo. His name is Billy and that is how I got involved.

By Laura Harding.

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