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Life Arts    H4'ed 8/10/13

Nosey, a Suffering Elephant

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Message Suzana Megles


 

You might have met Nosey on Facebook, but I met her on Care2. Here Piper Hoffman shared the story of this 30-year-old abused elephant.  Though sick and suffering, she nevertheless is made to perform by her uncaring owner.   

 

An attempt was made to inform UniverSoul's CEO, Cedric Walker,  about her sad state of health, but he ignored the 28,500 petitions signed by caring people in just two days. Unmoved by this act of compassion, he decided to do business with Hugo "Tommy" Liebel who someone so well described as so heartless that he may just be impersonating a human being. 

 

And since then, Nosey also just finished performing at the Arenac County Fair in Standish, Michigan--Another company that obviously paid no attention to the pleas of petition signers. 

 

However, there were some other groups though who responded compassionately to Nosey's plight.  When Peta and individual animal lovers informed The Blue Water Fest of Nosey's suffering, this caring company told Liebel to take a hike!  Beautiful. 

 

Also concerned about Nosey, the Western Michigan Fair in Ludington refused to hire Nosey to give rides. I hope compassionate groups like this will also follow the example of some EU countries who no longer allow animals in their circuses because of the abuse so many have to endure.  

 

In Nosey's case, activists are making a difference and Liebel is trying to escape the public eye.  He even has renamed Nosey as Tiny, Dumbo, or Peanut to fool the public.  But he has failed in this regard to hide his cruelty, and word has gotten out. Now Nosey even has her own Facebook page with information about upcoming performances. The site also tells how to protest the companies that pay Liebel to exploit her. People of compassion will not pay to see Nosey suffer.

 

And where is the USDA in all of this?  Hoffman reported that they scheduled a hearing on Liebel's long-running violations of the Animal Welfare Act.  Even though these violations were based on multiple government inspections of Nosey's pitiful condition and 109,000 readers signed a petition calling for the USDA to rescue Nosey from Liebel, it never happened. 

 

Eight days before the hearing, the agency reached a settlement with Liebel, fining him a pathetic $7,500.  They let Nosey down big time.  

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I received my first puppy Peaches in 1975. She made me take a good look at the animal kingdom and I was shocked to see how badly we treat so many animals. At 77, I've been a vegan for the (more...)
 
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