The Commerford Zoo’s total lack of accountability for its unjust treatment of these self-aware, autonomous beings only underscores the need for recognition of their right to liberty and release to a sanctuary.
NhRP: ‘The Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) has become deeply concerned about the health and well-being of our clients Beulah, Karen, and Minnie, three elephants imprisoned and exploited by a Connecticut-based traveling circus called the Commerford Zoo. Our most pressing concerns are for Beulah, whose last known public appearance was in October of 2018 at the Topsfield Fair in Massachusetts, and Karen, whose last known public appearance was in July of 2018 at the Meadowlands State Fair in New Jersey.
Only Minnie has been seen in public this summer — at a parade in Springfield, PA, the negative public response to which resulted in the Springfield Republican Party deciding to end its business relationship with the Commerford Zoo. Additionally, the most recent Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) site inspection report of the Commerford Zoo’s property in Goshen indicates the presence of only one Asian elephant on a day (April 29, 2019) when the Commerford Zoo appears to have scheduled no off-site events.
Combined with the disappearance from public view of Beulah and Karen, the report raises questions we urge the Commerford Zoo to answer: (1) Where are Beulah and Karen? (2) Are Beulah and Karen alive and healthy?… The USDA has cited the Commerford Zoo over 50 times for failing to adhere to the minimum standards required by the Animal Welfare Act, including failing to provide the elephants with adequate veterinary care…
The Commerford Zoo’s total lack of accountability for its unjust treatment of these self-aware, autonomous beings only underscores the need for recognition of their right to liberty and release to the Performing Animal Welfare Society’s sanctuary, where they can begin to recover from the many traumas they have endured… anyone with information on the whereabouts and/or health and well-being of the Commerford elephants to please contact the Nonhuman Rights Project at info@nonhumanrights.org… Sign and share our petition urging the Commerford Zoo to release Beulah, Karen, and Minnie to PAWS. SOURCE…
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