Former NHL Player Fights for Elephant

Published by PETA.

Retired NHL player and Edmonton resident Georges Laraque has offered Edmonton’s mayor $100,000 to help fund city sports programs if the city will agree to release Lucy, the ailing, solitary elephant in Edmonton’s Valley Zoo, to a reputable sanctuary in a warmer climate.

Laraque, who also spent a few seasons with the AHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs, joins Bob Barker and fellow Canadian William Shatner in calling on the city to allow Lucy to spend the rest of her life walking in grassy fields and meadows, swimming in ponds, and most importantly, spending time with other elephants.

Please join Georges in asking Edmonton city officials to do the right thing for this sad elephant.

Written by Jennifer O’Connor

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