Subject: Please Cancel Appearances of Abused Elephant 

Letter: I was appalled to learn that UniverSoul has been using Nosey—an elephant who has been abused and neglected by Hugo Liebel for more than two decades—in its performances this year. 

Liebel currently faces almost three dozen formal charges for violations of the Animal Welfare Act, most of them related to Nosey. These violations include repeatedly chaining Nosey so tightly that she could barely move, repeatedly denying her necessary veterinary care, and allowing dangerous, unsupervised public contact with her.

Surely you do not want to affiliate yourself with cruelty to animals or with such extensive violations of federal law. Please make the compassionate and prudent decision to cancel any of Nosey's scheduled appearances immediately and pledge never to use her again.