Petition: Demand Animal COVID-19 Vaccinations for Eligible Zoo Animals

Scientists have known for a while that animals can become infected and succumb to COVID-19. Since COVID-19 is an airborne virus, animals in captivity can be infected by humans breathing around them. This is exactly what happened with Everest, Makalu, and Ranney, three rare snow leopards held in captivity at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Nebraska. The three have been held in the zoo for years until they all contracted COVID-19 in October 2021. Just one month later, all three playful snow leopards had died.

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These animals did not choose to be held in captivity, so we must protect them from the harm that we cause! Researchers have developed a vaccine against COVID-19 specifically for animals. We need to urge the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) to require vaccination for eligible zoo animals now!

Sign this petition to demand that zoos vaccinate their eligible animals to save them!

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