There has been more debate in and outside Dallas City Hall today on the future of Jenny, the Dallas Zoo's lone elephant.

Activists say they are going to keep coming to Dallas City Hall until there is an "acceptable" solution to the problem of what to do with Jenny.

There may be other options other than the Africam Safari Park in Puebla, Mexico and the Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennessee.

Today, there was a new voice among those who say Jenny should not be sent to Mexico.

"We recommend that you keep Jenny in the U.S. because Mexico is 80 years behind in animal welfare laws and standards compared to your country," said Monica Pineda from the People for the Defense of Animals.

Pineda, who had come from Mexico to deliver her message, says because there are no animal control officers in her country, loopholes in laws and no regulation, that the Africam Safari Park in Puebla in Mexico, should not be where Jenny becomes a drive-by attraction.

News 8 has also learned that Lily Tomlin who traded phone messages with the mayor last week, got through and had a long conversation with Tom Leppert.

He and others say the options are widening beyond Tennessee and Mexico.

There are strong opinions at Dallas' City Hall.

"Minimal animal standards - 1,800 square feet of space outside for an elephant, 400 square feet indoors, a 20 by 20 foot cubicle for an animal that in the wild walks tens of miles a day and is in constant motion. You may be surprised to hear that even these meager standards have not been met," said Susan Oakie of Animal Connection of Texas of the Mexico option.

Many people in North Texas have visited Jenny at the zoo, and feel responsible for what happens to her next.

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