For most of the year, Bamboo, Chai, and Watoto live 16 to 17 hours a day in a small, barren barn room. When they finally get outdoors they only have a fraction of an acre. The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennessee already agreed to take the elephants in for free, so they can enjoy 2.700 acres of hills, fields, forests, and a 25 acre lake.
To keep the planet’s largest land mammal in this way is horribly cruel and inhumane, since they need to walk 10 - 30 miles a day for their physical and mental health. It’s no wonder captive zoo elephants live decades shorter than their natural lifespan. And it’s no wonder they all display repetitive stereotypic behaviors and some have arthritis, colic and chronic foot infections - all evidence of captivity - induced stress and suffering.
Watch 'Elephants: Spaceless in Seattle' to learn more about this campaign.
Act now ►►► contact the City Council of Seattle:
- Write to the the members of the City Council of Seattle. Create your own message or simply copy and paste the example letter at the bottom of this page (don't forget to sign it at the end) and send it to the addresses below.
- Leave a message on their facebook or twitter accounts. Simply copy and paste the Twitter accounts and the example tweet or Facebook message or leave something personal.
- Share this action with your friends and ask them to send a protest mail in support of Bamboo, Chai, Watoto and Sri.
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City of Seattle contact details:
600 Fourth Ave. 2nd Floor
Seattle, Washington 98104
Phone: 00 1 206 684 8888
Fax: 00 1 206 684 8587
Email: sally.bagshaw@seattle.gov, richard.conlin@seattle.gov, sally.clark@seattle.gov, protest@3dayz.com, nick.licata@seattle.gov, bruce.harrell@seattle.gov, tim.burgess@seattle.gov, jean.godden@seattle.gov, mike.obrien@seattle.gov, tom.rasmussen@seattle.gov, protest@3dayz.com
Twitter accounts: @SallyJClark, @SallyBagshaw, @CouncilmanTim, @Conlin4Mayor, @SeattleScribe, @BruceHarrell, @NickLicata, @CMMikeOBrien, @Tom4Seattle
Facebook accounts: Tim Burgess, Jean Godden, Bruce Harrell, Nick Licata
When you send the example letter below, please add protest@3dayz.com in the "To" field so we can keep track of the amount of emails that are send. Thank you!
Example tweet: Please save the Woodland Park Zoo elephants and relocate them to a sanctuary.
Example Facebook message: Please relocate all elephants from Woodland Zoo Park to The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee where they can enjoy 2.700 acres of hills, fields, forests and a 25 acre lake.
Example letter:
I was shocked to find out on 3dayz.com about the horrific housing conditions of the elephants inside Woodland Park Zoo.
They have an inhumane amount of space (less than 1 acre), whereas they would have between 300 and 2.200 acres at The Elephant Sanctuary. They are also locked up in a small barn stall 16 to 17 hours a day for about 7 months of the year due to temperatures and wetness. It's no wonder the elephants show signs of stress and repetitive stereotypical behavior like pacing and swivelilng their heads.
I would like to ask you to please relocate all elephants from Woodland Zoo Park (including Sri, who's currently on loan at the St. Louis Zoo) to The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennessee as soon as possible where they can enjoy 2.700 acres of hills, fields, forests and a 25 acre lake.
Sincerely,
[YOUR NAME]
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