Dear John,

Last week we let you know that we sent letters [[link removed]] to local, state, and federal agencies urging them to immediately investigate what the Commerford Zoo has publicly acknowledged is its inability to provide basic care to our elephant client Minnie as a result of the COVID-19 lockdowns.

We need your help to ensure that the agencies conduct an emergency welfare check on Minnie. Please complete the below actions to urge Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and the other agencies that have oversight over the Commerford Zoo to conduct an emergency inspection of their facility and remove Minnie if she is in immediate danger:

1.
Complete
this
action
alert
[[link removed]]
urging
the
Connecticut
Department
of
Energy
and
Environmental
Protection
(DEEP)
to
conduct
an
emergency
welfare
check
on
Minnie.
2.
Tweet
at
the
USDA
and
DEEP
asking
them
to
conduct
a
welfare
check
on
Minnie.
Here
is
a
sample
tweet
you
can
copy
and
paste:
URGENT:
@USDA_APHIS,
@USDA,
@CTDEEPNews,
please
conduct
an
emergency
welfare
check
on
elephant
Minnie
at
the
Commerford
Zoo.
The
zoo
claims
it
can
no
longer
afford
Minnie’s
food
and
veterinary
care.
More
info
can
be
found
here:
[link removed]
[[link removed]]
#FreeMinnie
3.
Share
the
action
alert
on
social
media
so
more
people
can
take
action
for
Minnie.

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Thank you,

Courtney Fern
Director of Government Relations, the NhRP


The Nonhuman Rights Project
5195 NW 112th Terrace
Coral Springs, FL 33076
United States
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