Firstly, I want to sincerely thank you all for your determination and support of Kaavan. Because of your voices, we have found a sanctuary who may be able to adopt Kaavan. However we still have one obstacle left: the CDA in charge of our elephant does not wish to let him go. The CDA at first had claimed they would "move" Kaavan to the sanctuary. However, the very next day, they went back on their word and retracted their statement. They then issued a false statement and video claiming that Kaavan is "hardly ever chained" and happy in his in environment. However there are multiple eyewitness accounts, videos and photographs which discredit this claim. And so, the zoo continues to profit off of Kavaan. Perhaps the most devastating discovery we have made so far is that the CDA has submitted a request to Sri Lanka government to gain another elephant to keep alongside Kaavan. They wish to profit off the misery of yet another animal. Despite these setbacks, the awareness you all have raised is still groundbreaking. In fact, our petition was highlighted in one of Pakistan's biggest newspapers: 'The Tribune' whose journalist went undercover to the zoo and reported that despite the CDA's statement, Kaavan still remains in chains. Thanks to you all, the Pakistani people are becoming aware of the lack of importance given to animal rights at Murghazar Zoo But while we have clearly shaken the system, the work is still not done. We need to press hard on zoo authorities and on organizations whose job is to protect animals like Kaavan. -Support our new Facebook page names: "Unchain Kaavan the elephant" for more frequent updates and videos of our beloved Kaavan https://www.facebook.com/kaavantheelephant -Continue messaging and commenting on the CDA Islamabad Facebook page to persuade them to let Kavaan go! - Please keep sending emails every week to Animal rights organizations and Elephant Sanctuaries and urge them to contact the zoo administrators for the following: - Priority #1: Send Kaavan to a sanctuary - Urge PETA and Born Free to contact Sri Lanka govt. and Tanzania officials to not to sell any more Elephants to Pakistan - Persuade the government to establish a central zoo authority that oversees other zoo's in the country and set's acceptable standards. Some organizations to contact are: Born Free Foundation http://www.bornfree.org.uk/campaigns/zoo-check/travellers-animal-alert/ +44 (0)1403 240 170 PAWS: http://www.peta.org/about-peta/contact-peta/report-cruelty/ 209/745-2606 office/sanctuary The Elephant Sanctuary: Tel: (931) 796-6500; (931) 796-1360 elephant@elephants.com Again, please see Kaavan's Facebook page for updates as well as an email template to send to Animal non profits.