Since 2012, every single baby elephant born at ABQ BioPark has died tragically of endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV). This includes three of Rozie the elephant’s babies. Amid her mourning, the zoo will likely forcibly impregnate her again for their profit. Although ABQ BioPark has spent millions to upgrade the park, tragically the elephant enclosure is still much too small and removed from their wild, natural habitat. It’s heartbreaking to imagine the many years of loneliness and pain that Rozie has endured. Her health and psychological well-being are at-risk the longer she lives in isolation. Zoos won’t do the right thing until the wrong thing stops being profitable.

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It’s about time we question the effects of captivity on animals that roam up to 50 miles a day in the wild, about what goes on behind the scenes when elephants aren’t performing tricks for our amusement. We have a responsibility to respect and honor the exceptional qualities of elephants — their capacity for self-awareness, empathy, and grief, their ability to communicate across vast distances, and their strong and enduring familial bonds. Sign this petition to demand that the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) revoke the license for ABQ BioPark and prevent more innocent elephants from dying!

Demand Rozie's Zoo Be Shut Down Before More of her Babies DieClick Here to Sign Petition

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