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PETA urges Cage The Elephant to rename for animal welfare
PETA demands Cage The Elephant temporarily rename to Free The Elephant ahead of NFL halftime show in Munich.
In brief
PETA demands Cage The Elephant temporarily rename to Free The Elephant ahead of NFL halftime show in Munich. PETA urges Cage The Elephant to change their name to Free The Elephant for one week before November 15 NFL halftime show in Munich to support retiring circus elephant Okha to sanctuary. Originally reported by…
PETA's request
PETA urges Cage The Elephant to temporarily change their name to Free The Elephant for one week ahead of NFL halftime show in Munich.
“There ain't no rest for Okha. We think you'd agree that she deserves the chance to spend her remaining years in peace with care, dignity, and respect.”
Okha's situation
An elephant named Okha spent most of her life forced to perform in circus under threat of punishment.
“Okha has spent most of her life forced to perform in the circus under the threat of punishment”
PETA's actions
PETA organized 30+ demonstrations and contacted venues to retire Okha to sanctuary with veterinary care.
“PETA has organised more than "30 demonstrations on Okha’s behalf, contacted venues hosting animal acts, and rallied tens of thousands of supporters to call for her retirement"”
Band response
Cage The Elephant has not publicly responded to PETA's request for name change.
The bottom line
PETA urges Cage The Elephant to change their name to Free The Elephant for one week before November 15 NFL halftime show in Munich to support retiring circus elephant Okha to sanctuary.
