Petition updatePlease help to rescue an abused elephant named NoseyYOU can help Nosey today!
CompassionWorks International
Oct 30, 2017 — Friends: There is an important action you can take right now to help Nosey and other animals like her. The USDA is accepting comments from the public with regard to a proposed policy change that would have a direct impact for Nosey. The policy involves the USDA's long-standing practice of automatically renewing the permits of animal exhibitors, dealers, and breeders, which has allowed those with numerous complaints or violations to easily continue their operations. This practice has allowed those known to ignore the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) to continue to operate without further consideration by the USDA and has led to animals like Nosey remaining in abusive and unsuitable situations. You can add your voice to those demanding a change to this policy by visiting: https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=APHIS-2017-0062. To make commenting easier for you, we have prepared sample language, which we are sharing here: ============== Thank you for considering changes that could potentially greatly improve the situation for animals across the United States. I support these changes wholeheartedly and believe they will enable strengthened protections for animals and better oversight and regulation of the Animal Welfare Act. Chronic AWA violators have gone unchecked for far too long. Insisting on a re-licencsing process would better enable the agency to review the licensee's history of compliance and present circumstance, providing enhanced protection of animals from known abusers. I kindly request that the new regulatory changes take place as soon as possible, and again thank the agency for taking this extremely important step to protect some of our country's most vulnerable inhabitants. ================= Simply copy and paste the comment into the form found at the website link above to be a voice for animals, like Nosey, who suffer from lack of appropriate oversight by the USDA. We also want to share that the Florida Wildlife Commission hearing set to take place regarding the denial of the Liebel family permit to keep Nosey in Florida has been postponed. We await further information on when that hearing will take place. In the meantime, please keep your eyes open for Nosey. She was last seen in Raleigh, NC performing with the Hamid Circus just days ago. If you find her or any performing elephant, always contact CWI immediately by emailing us at info@cwint.org. Thank you again for your continued interest in Nosey and for helping CWI to pursue a better life for her. Finally, we hope that you will consider supporting us by making a tax-deductible donation of any amount at cwint.org/donate so that we can continue our work for Nosey and all animals still suffering inside the circus. Thank you, as always, for caring. For the animals, Carrie Carrie LeBlanc, M.A. Executive Director CompassionWorks International Ps. Please continue to share Nosey's petition: https://www.change.org/p/usda-and-congress-please-help-to-rescue-an-abused-elephant-named-nosey. The more people who sign, the more people we can engage in helping to create a better future for Nosey!
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