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Animal rights activists have renewed calls to relocate Minnie, an Asian Elephant held by the Commerford Zoo in Connecticut, to a wildlife sanctuary . A recent petition argues that Minnie, who has lived in captivity for decades after being brought from Thailand, would benefit from a more natural environment and the company of other Elephants. The push follows earlier legal efforts that were dismissed in court, where activists unsuccessfully argued that Elephants should be recognized as legal persons. Minnie is now the last surviving Elephant from the zoo’s group, after the deaths of two others in 2019. While the zoo maintains that its animals are well cared for and denies any neglect, the case reflects a broader shift in public attitudes, with increasing pressure on traveling zoos and calls to move animals into sanctuaries.