On January 4, 2020, World Elephant Alliance, along with 42 other groups from Australia to Zimbabwe,  participated in a commemorative service to honor all the elephants who died in captivity in 2019.  Ten cities held live vigils with hundreds of vigil goers in eight US cities and in Colombo, Sri Lanka and Cancun, Mexico. Many more held private vigils and shared their vigil photos online.

The number of elephants who died in 2019 is estimated to be higher than the 37 that were commenorated, many more uncounted from Kerala, India for instance. At the vigils, each person read the biography of the deceased elephant, chronicling the sad lives of these captive elephants, who suffered and died in captivity for the purpose of entertainment and tradition. This second annual #vigil4elephants is growing fast. Last year, 8 groups took part, next year will see even more as news of the vigil spreads far and wide.