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Author: Courtney Fern

A photo taken from the Bronx Zoo monorail of Happy the elephant wrapping her trunk around the fencing of her enclosure
Courtney Fern

Take action to help free Happy to an elephant sanctuary

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Beulah the elephant lies on her side on the edge of a parking lot the day she died at he Big E fair.
Courtney Fern

How elephants Beulah and Karen died

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A Commerford Zoo handler uses a bullhook to compel a costumed Minnie the elephant to stand on her hind legs during a fair.
Courtney Fern

Urgent action needed re: Massachusetts legislation

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USDA records on Commerford elephants

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Courtney Fern

International Candlelight Vigil for Elephants

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Five people ride on the back of Minnie the elephant at a fair as a Commerford Zoo handler compels her to walk using a bullhook.
Courtney Fern

Facebook Live AMA: Beulah, Karen, and Minnie

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Beulah the elephant lies on her side on the edge of a parking lot the day she died at he Big E fair.
Courtney Fern

Elephant Beulah had painful infection when she died, USDA confirms

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Join us in supporting Bill S.2028 in Massachusetts

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Courtney Fern

Help free Minnie to an elephant sanctuary

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A photo of #FreeHappy rally attendees
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Recap: August Rally for Happy’s Freedom

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Happy the elephant wraps her trunk around the fence of an enclosure in the Bronx Zoo
Courtney Fern

Rally for Freedom for Happy on August 10th in the Bronx

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A depressed male chimpanzee lays his head on his arm. In "How Animals Grieve," Barbara J. King writes about how chimpanzees and other nonhuman animals' emotional and social lives.
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The Need for Chimpanzee Rights

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