1) Thank you so much to everyone who has commented on and shared our posts regarding our concerns about Beulah and Karen's whereabouts and well-being. We plan to continue to urge the #CommerfordZoo to answer our questions as we work behind the scenes to determine where and how
2) all three elephants are. If you attend the #GoshenFair this weekend and see Beulah, Karen, and/or Minnie, please take photos and contact us at info@nonhumanrights.org. You can also report concerns about the elephants' welfare via the APHIS website: tinyurl.com/aphis-form
3) When filling out the form, put “R W Commerford & Sons Inc” in the USDA licensee section and Goshen, Connecticut as the location. If you're wondering why it's so difficult for any third party to determine whether the elephants are okay or even still alive, sadly that's exactly
4) what can and does happen every day to elephants and other nonhuman animals all over the world because they're considered legal things with no rights: your "owners" can do almost anything they want as long as they adhere to the minimal standards required by
5) (often poorly enforced) animal welfare laws. That is one of many reasons we #RumbleForRights for elephants.
We'll keep you posted, and thanks again for joining in the fight to #FreeTheCommerfordElephants!
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