Take action for elephants! 🐘

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Hello John,

Two innocent elephants - Zinda (7) and Avani (8) - have tragically died at Dublin Zoo. And now 17-year old Asha is sadly at risk of facing the same fate after also testing positive for the Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus (EEHV).

This devastating virus is a widespread killer of elephants in captivity, as their immune systems are much more compromised than that of their wild relatives who are known to have more resistance to it. In zoos the mortality rate can be as high as 85%, due to the stress and suffering they face in such confined and unnatural conditions.

Elephants do not belong in zoos. The evidence is overwhelming. Yet despite the government saying they are looking into banning elephants in zoos, still nothing has changed!

Until DEFRA takes action, we must keep fighting for their freedom. Now there is a new government in place, it has never been more important to push forward with this vital work.

So please, take action! You can send DEFRA an email by following this link: https://www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/end-elephants-in-zoos

TAKE ACTION FOR ELEPHANTS

All animals suffer greatly in zoos. Elephants live shorter lives, suffer from physical illnesses due to the inappropriate enclosures they are forced to live in, suffer with stereotypic behaviour due to the lack of space, and are ripped apart from their families as they are transferred between zoos for breeding or behavioural reasons.

This is simply unacceptable, and we must fight until all elephants in zoos are either released to the wild where possible, or transferred to accredited sanctuaries to live in peace.

Here are other ways you can help elephants this summer:

Share the action on social media or with friends and family to help spread awareness
Donate to help raise vital funds for our campaign against zoos
Join us as a Freedom Champion to play a critical role in stopping cruelty
Adopt an Elephant to fuel the fight for their freedom.

All animals suffer in zoos and we will not stop until all are free! Together, we can create change!

It is tragically too late to save Zinda or Avani. But together we can fight for the freedom of all who still suffer at the hands of the zoo industry.

JOIN US AS A FREEDOM CHAMPION

If you are looking for a more long-term way to help elephants, and to support our work, join us as a Freedom Champion.

Your monthly donation will fuel campaigns against the cruelty of captivity, help us to investigate zoos, lobby for change and spread the word that wild animals should be free!

Thank you for your continued support with our campaign work and for helping animals in captivity. We could not continue to stand up for animals without you.

For the animals,

Laura Walton
Campaigns Manager
Freedom for Animals

P.S. Our amazing Freedom Champions are people just like you! They want to free animals from suffering in captivity and create a world without cages. Meet more of our Champions here and join them today by setting up a monthly gift. Thank you.

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