PETA and Zoocheck took the fight for Lucy all the time to the Supreme Court of Canada. The city didn't win on animal welfare; they got off on a technicality because courts ruled activists "lacked standing". The system failed Lucy. ⚖️ #AnimalJustice#FreeLucy2sanctuary
Edmonton has fought multiple lawsuits all the way to the highest court just to keep an elephant in the cold. They aren't just fighting for #Lucy they are terrified that letting her go sets a legal precedent allowing citizens to challenge all animal captivity. #ShameOnEdmonton
The people defending how niki went about this are genuinely part of the problem, whether it was intentional or not, he sent a massive hate train to mina, so he takes some of the blame for this. r.i.p mina🕊️
Ok so what do we know ?
Well it looks like the man doing all the blocking with 🐘 #Lucy is Eddie Robar.
So given he’s supposed to be focused on financial management & service efficiency why block
A 🐘🆓 ride to sanctuary with the 🌏 best 🐘experts
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#Lucy has earned her retirement to a sanctuary.
@CityofEdmonton must now put #Lucy on the agenda @aaronpaquette you have the offer to help relocate safely all non native 🇨🇦 species to appropriate sanctuaries.
It’s 🕰️ to modernise & evolve #YegZoo to only red list 🇨🇦 species.
For today’s Sunday Smile, we get a peek at Guillermina, almost seeming to play hide and seek with her caregivers. Guille sometimes seems to want more interaction with her humans than the other girls do–and, of course, we’re happy to oblige. Sometimes when she sees us drive up on
It’s not possible for 1️⃣individual wild animal to become
domesticated within their lifetime.
A zoo can’t take the wild out of a wild🐘
Her keepers are not her herd they are her service providers.
🕰️to let #Lucy go @aaronpaquette@AndrewKnack
Tax payers should not pay for cruelty
This is no life for an elephant. For decades, the five elephants at the #PittsburghZoo have been denied the ability to make even the most basic decisions about their own lives. 📢 Contact the Board Chair & urge her to release the elephants to a sanctuary: https://t.co/3NoMpmOw7H
The red 🚩 to tell you #Lucys 🏡 is NOT meeting her needs.
🚩Trapped in a tiny zoo instead of sanctuary acres.
🚩Forced to walk among noisy crowds.
🚩Denied the freedom to choose how she spends her days.
🚩Forced into stressful public encounters.
🚩trainers with bull 🪝stand on.
Why does @CityofEdmonton have a problem with the word YES
#Lucy has 2 sanctuary places waiting can she go>NO
#Lucy has 🌎famous 🐘experts ready to relocate her safely can they>NO
#Lucy could have a sanctuary focused assessment can she>NO
Do U want to keep #Lucy till she dies>YES
All #Lucy requires is acres to roam in,🐘companions to share her life with & a pool to swim & relax in. These are the bare minimums for an Asian 🐘
@AndrewKnack@aaronpaquette if you cannot see #Lucys suffering & her worth, 🙏make room for those who can.
#Sanctuary provides all.
The protests continue for Viola and other elephants performing in the circus. "she’s the most frequently used and abused elephant in circuses today" https://t.co/lM74fwo8SQ
This is how any ANIMAL should live, not in solitude, confined within CONCRETE walls. It is possible to run a business without TORTURING anyone.
Get rid of ZOOS and set up SANCTUARIES if you truly care about ANIMALS.
Give #Lucy her FREEDOM
#FreeLucy 🐘🇨🇦
@AndrewKnack@MarkJCarney