Kinship Circle - 2008-07-28 - JULY KC DIGEST 01 - Jenny Needs You

Excerpted from Kinship Circle - July Digest (Parts 1 & 2).

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1. Jenny Still Needs Your Voice

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ALERT FROM / REPLY TO:

Margaret Morin, Concerned Citizens for Jenny: dogs_good [at] yahoo.com
www.concernedcitizensforjenny.netThe zoo hasn't decided what will happen to Jenny, but officials said they do not want her to live by herself. Two groups want her moved to a sanctuary.BACKGROUND (edited for length):

Dallas Zoo is set to retire African elephant Jenny, 31, to Africam Safari Park in Puebla, Mexico -- instead of an accredited sanctuary where she can roam with other elephants in a natural habitat. At Africam Safari Park Jenny would share a 4.9-acre space. She'd live constantly on display, without adequate space, exercise or social enrichment. Moreover, American welfare and anti-cruelty laws won't safeguard Jenny in Mexico. Why would Dallas Zoo move Jenny to a foreign amusement park that can't possibly fulfill her physical and psychological needs -- particularly when the nearby Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee would welcome her?

CONTACT INFORMATION / TAKE ACTION:1) Politely express your belief about what is best for Jenny. Unfortunately, the DMN has come out against Jenny (click on link). Also state that the fight to save Jenny is a D/FW grass roots effort. Our voice for Jenny is from our hearts and we live here. This is important, as the City Council must believe D/FW citizens want Jenny to go to The Elephant Sanctuary.

2) Repeatedly (politely) CALL, FAX, EMAIL the Mayor. If his office tells you to call the Zoo, advise that you urge the mayor to intervene to send Jenny to The Elephant Sanctuary -- and that you do not want to call the Zoo. The Zoo will not change its plan unless the mayor insists.

Mayor Tom Leppert
Dallas City Hall, 1500 Marilla Street, Room 5EN; Dallas, TX 75201-6390
main ph: 214-670-4054; fax: 214-670-0646; tom.leppert [at] dallascityhall.com

3) Urge Dallas City Council to send Jenny to The Elephant Sanctuary. Demand a Public Hearing for Jenny before the Dallas City Council. Dallas Mayor and City Council web mail: www.ci.dallas.tx.us/forms/mcc/MCC_Mail_Form.htmDALLAS RESIDENTS: Call/fax/email/mail your city council representative:
214-670-5111 OR www.dallascityhall.com/government/government.htmlKINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCE / SAMPLE LETTER:

6/29/08: Don't Send Elephant Jenny To Mexican Display Park
www.kinshipcircle.org/letter_library/letter_new.asp?Lette...