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TweetSheet: Asha the Elephant and Roadside Zoos

Storm date: Saturday, June 5 (and anytime after that!)

Hashtags (Zoos):  #CaptivityKills #BreakTheChain

Hashtags (Asha):  #FreeAsha #CaptivityKills #BanRoadZoos

Tweet #1

#FreeAsha is 38 yo African 🐘 born in Zimbabwe, her family slaughtered by the govt in 1984, sent to US by Shultze Co, later exploited by tawdry #roadside #zoo @NaturalBridgeZ 

@GovernorVA @USDA_APHIS @RepSchrader

#BanRoadZoos

#CaptivityKills

📽️Asha

Click ➡️ https://ctt.ac/H4658

Tweet #2

#FreeAsha 🐘 are highly social/complex animals but #Asha lives in isolation, shows signs of zoochosis, no pool or option to graze & forage like wild 🐘. Inadequate protective fencing. 

@GovernorVA @USDA_APHIS @RepSchrader @SenatorCarper

#BanRoadZoo

Click ➡️ https://ctt.ac/Ev7Fp

Tweet #3

#FreeAsha lacks basic vet care, spends most her life alone in unheated barn chained to concrete floor. #Zoo cannot meet the vital physical, mental, social 🐘 needs. 

@GovernorVA @USDA_APHIS @RepSchrader @SenatorCarper

#BanRoadZoos #CaptivityKills

http://naturalbridgezoo.com/african-elephant-rides/

Click ➡️ https://ctt.ac/MDBUv

Tweet #4

#FreeAsha is forced to give hundreds of rides/year

🐘can be gentle but bad conditions of captivity & enforced servitude can drive them to aggression & pose a danger to the public.

@GovernorVA @USDA_APHIS @EPWCmte @RepSchrader @SenatorCarper 

#BanRoadZoos

Click ➡️ https://ctt.ac/1c21b

Tweet #5

#FreeAsha previously attacked handler, attacked/killed another elephant yet still gives rides, many of them children.

@DelDanHelmer can you explain your vote SB1030? 

#BanRoadZoo #CaptivityKills #BreakTheChain

https://www.idausa.org/campaign/elephants/latest-news/media-release-metoo-at-the-zoo-ride-my-sexy-elephant/

Click ➡️ https://ctt.ac/j0dVY

Tweet #6

#FreeAsha

In order to ride, 🐘 are severely tortured the “CRUSH” to minimize 🐘 protesting doing what they don’t want to do. Direct visitor contact like riding is cruel & a public safety issue!

@GovernorVa @USDA_APHIS @EPWCmte @RepSchrader

#BanRoadZoos

Click ➡️ https://ctt.ac/98L30

Tweet #7

#FreeAsha @NaturalBridgeZ investigations revealed #Asha was forced to give rides w/painful cracked/overgrown toenails. Visitors were allowed to climb into her enclosure!

@GovernorVa @USDA_APHIS

#BanRoadZoo #CaptivityKills #BreakTheChain

VIDEO: Shocking Animal Abuse Caught on Camera at Natural Bridge Zoo

Click ➡️ https://ctt.ac/Z8P5Q

Tweet #8

#FreeAsha 🐘 are not designed to carry people. Sharp bony protrusions extend upward from their spine. Tissue protecting them are vulnerable to weight & can cause lifelong health issues. 

@GovernorVa @USDA_APHIS @EPWCmte @RepSchrader

#BanRoadZoos

https://www.worldnomads.com/responsible-travel/make-a-difference/planet/why-elephant-riding-should-be-removed-from-your-list

Click ➡️ https://ctt.ac/dmbiy

https://ctt.ac/dmbiy

Tweet #9

#FreeAsha @NaturalBridgeZ OVER 100 #AWA violations & their permit suspended twice!! Yet state & federal agencies CONTINUE to renew their exhibitors permit year after year! 

@GovernorVa @USDA_APHIS @EPWCmte @RepSchrader @SenatorCarper 

#CaptivityKills

https://www.thepetitionsite.com/es-es/588/676/917/

Click ➡️ https://ctt.ac/5D9dM

Tweet #10

#FreeAsha @NaturalBridgeZ Investigation found #zoo used bludgeoning method to kill sick animals. Repeated violations of failure to provide vet care; declined potential life-saving vet recommendations.

@GovernorVa @USDA_APHIS @EPWCmte #BanRoadZoos

Facts👇

https://t.co/IqTf3MiDhH?amp=1

Click ➡️ https://ctt.ac/1Ymq1

Tweet #11

Click ➡️ https://ctt.ac/wh2I7

Tweet #12

The #1 & unique priority of #roadside #zoos is to make #MONEY at the expense of the animals forced to endure cruel living conditions. 

@RepBlumenauer @VernBuchanan @SenatorCarper @EPWCmte @USDA_APHIS @SecVilsack

#CaptivityKills #BanRoadZoos

Animals Suffering at Roadside Zoos Need Your Help

Click ➡️ https://ctt.ac/lZw3P

Tweet #13

#Roadside #zoos’ deceptive ‘conservation’ marketing fools the public into thinking that #tourist dollars fund #conservation when their priority is profit! 

@RepBlumenauer @VernBuchanan @SenatorCarper @USDA_APHIS @SecVilsack 

#BanRoadZoos

#CaptivityKills

#BreakTheChain

Click ➡️ https://ctt.ac/6Eecd

Tweet #14

#Roadside #zoo animals suffer physically & mentally due to lack of rigorous oversight. USDA licensing & regs focus on safety of facility visitors, not the animals.

@SecVilsack @USDA_APHIS @EPWCmte @CongressmanRaja #CaptivityKills #BreakTheChain

www.bornfreeusa.org/2020/04/07/what-separates-a-roadside-zoo-from-a-legitimate-sanctuary/ 

Click ➡️ https://ctt.ac/0K43G

Tweet #15

Legitimate sanctuaries go thru rigorous accreditation to meet strict criteria for housing, safety, nutrition & management.

#Roadside #zoos are not subject to this process. 

@USDA_APHIS @CongressmanRaja @RepBlumenauer @VernBuchanan @EPWCmte

#BanRoadZoos #BreakTheChain

Click ➡️ https://ctt.ac/PsYMv

Tweet #16

Due to lack of oversight at #roadside #zoo animals frequently live in substandard small, dirty cages, fed inadequate food & denied medical care. NOT #conservation! 

⁦‪@USDA_APHIS @RepSchrader @RepBlumenauer @VernBuchanan @EPWCmte @SecVilsack

#CaptivityKills

#BanRoadZoos

Click ➡️ https://ctt.ac/8G6ZU

Tweet #17

Animals in #roadside #zoos have little mental stimulation & often exhibit #zoochosis, a sign of stress & depression. Forced to endure extreme & unnatural temperatures. 

@RepBlumenauer @VernBuchanan @CongressmanRaja @SecVilsack @USDA_APHIS

#CaptivityKills‬⁩

#BreakTheChain

Click ➡️ https://ctt.ac/tLXSk

Tweet #18

Many #roadside #zoos keep animals languish alone, no companionship of their own kind & deprived of their natural social structure. 

@RepBlumenauer @VernBuchanan @EPWCmte @SenatorCarper @CongressmanRaja  @USDA_APHIS #CaptivityKills #BreakTheChain #wildlife belongs in #nature 

Click ➡️ https://ctt.ac/Xf57Z

Tweet #19

#Boycott #roadside #zoos that encourage dangerous direct interactions between animals & the public. The animals are very unhappy/stressed, lash out, hurt or even kill people.⁦‪ 

@RepBlumenauer @VernBuchanan @EPWCmte @SecVilsack @USDA_APHIS

#CaptivityKills

#BreakTheChain

Click ➡️ https://ctt.ac/b7a0t

Tweet #20

#Roadside #zoo offering direct visitor contact often abuse animals-hitting, dragging & drugging so people can handle for photo ops, then sold back to exotic pet trade. 

@SecVilsack @USDA_APHIS @RepBlumenauer @VernBuchanan

#CaptivityKills #BanRoadZoos https://blog.humanesociety.org/2020/10/roadside-zoo-owner-doc-antle-charged-with-animal-cruelty-wildlife-trafficking.html

Click ➡️ https://ctt.ac/fWK2c

Tweet #21

#roadside #zoos continue to operate due to weak state & federal laws & lax enforcement of those laws

#AWA allows zoo operators #inhumane practices to go unchecked. ⁦‪

@SecVilsack @USDA_APHIS @RepBlumenauer @VernBuchanan @EPWCmte @CongressmanRaja #CaptivityKills #BanRoadZoos

Click ➡️ https://ctt.ac/u27V6

Tweet #22

US State laws vary greatly. Some have such lax oversight that the states become known as havens for cruel #roadside #zoos. #Boycott these zoos! 

@SecVilsack @USDA_APHIS @RepBlumenauer @VernBuchanan @EPWCmte @SenatorCarper @CongressmanRaja #CaptivityKills #BanRoadZoos

Click ➡️ https://ctt.ac/14_07

Tweet #23

A source of #roadside #zoo cruelty is rubber-stamping license renewals making it easy for zoos in violation of the #AWA to stay open & violate humane standards of care.⁦‪ 

@SecVilsack @USDA_APHIS @RepBlumenauer @VernBuchanan @EPWCmte @CongressmanRaja

 #CaptivityKills #BanRoadZoos

Click ➡️ https://ctt.ac/d0a7L

Tweet #24

Identify #roadside #zoo vs accredited sanctuary, look at 👉: housing, enrichment, zoo size, offers dangerous direct public contact, how animals acquired, breeding, GFAS accredited? 

@SecVilsack @RepBlumenauer @EPWCmte @CongressmanRaja #BanRoadZoos

Animals Suffering at Roadside Zoos Need Your Help

Click ➡️ https://ctt.ac/DH0SW

Tweet #25

Click ➡️ https://ctt.ac/gW4eH

Tweet #26

@CongressmanRaja reintroduced the Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act “to ensure that those who abuse animals don’t get the chance to do so again.

 🙏support!

@SecVilsack @USDA_APHIS @RepBlumenauer @VernBuchanan 

#CaptivityKills #BanRoadZoos

twitter.com/CongressmanRaja/status/1394353310870786051?s=20

Click ➡️ https://ctt.ac/Lc1lZ

Tags

@SecVilsack @USDA_APHIS @RepBlumenauer @VernBuchanan @RepDustyJohnson 

@RepDustyJohnson @CongressmanRaja @EPWCmte @SenatorCarper @GovernorVa @POTUS @RepDustyJohnson @VP

 #BreakTheChain #FreeAsha #CaptivityKills #BanRoadZoos

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