Dear Government of Edmonton, Its Officials and the Officials of
the Valley Zoo:
We the people worldwide
are coming to you in a civilized manner to request that you give freedom to an
innocent life named LUCY, Canada’s last Northern Elephant at Edmonton’s Valley
Zoo.
Please take note that
this is not a dispute or argument in regards to whether or not Lucy’s human
caregivers love her or not - it is simply a request to make the honorable
choice to give Lucy sanctuary, so that she can be provided with a connection
that her caregivers cannot provide to her – and that is the real family,
friendship, and natural environment that she desperately needs – a union and
bond that needs to be a role within her life.
Because after all, isn’t it imperative to put the needs of life
before our own?
First, we want you to
know that we understand, according to sources, that the zoo in which Lucy
resides in has made upgrades to her living environment – but in truth, money
cannot purchase aspects of life that is needed and that is freedom, family,
fulfillment of developmental needs that only those of her own species and
natural environment can provide to her.
She has played a huge
role in the community, more so than many other members considering that she has
been obligated to give up her life and freedom to provide entertainment to
countless individuals – years within confinement, and many times in solitary—and
so we respond to this by asking – shouldn’t the time be now that we give her
the opportunity to experience that life that she was intended to have and not
the life we intend her to live, to finally give her that taste of freedom?
We are also making this
appeal due to the statements, also according to sources that Lucy is suffering
from health concerns and issues; rheumatoid arthritis and respiratory
issues. Such concerns and issues as
these can be affected by the coldness – which Lucy is enduring due to the
environment in which she resides in – and I am sure that the effects that coldness
does to humans with this form of arthritis, has the same impact on animals –
inflammation and pain to the joints, and also this type of weather can cause
problems when dealing with respiratory issues as well.
It is not enough to just
upgrade the environment or bring her in when it’s cold outside, she is in
desperate need of sanctuary – to be placed in an environment in which is
appropriate and suitable for her species, where she can be provided with the
necessities of life that she requires and is in dire need of.
We do not know how much
time she has left, but would it not be more humane and compassionate to allow
her to live whatever time she does have in happiness, and the way that she was
meant to be. The fate of her life is literally in your hands, and we hope that
you will find it in your hearts to give back to her what was taken, to show her
that her well-being and welfare matters.
Don’t let her leave this world as a slave to humanity – let her
leave as she came in – Free!
Thank You
RAISE UR PAW
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