Ricky Gervais has called for Cook County officials to release Rocky, a coyote confined at the River Trail Nature Center in Northbrook, Illinois.
Celebrity Ricky Gervais has called for Cook County officials to release Rocky, a coyote confined in a cage at the River Trail Nature Center in Northbrook.
The group In Defense of Animals has been working with the Chicago Alliance for Animals in a campaign to transfer the coyote to a wild animal sanctuary in Colorado. "Rocky should not suffer the consequences of human error- it's not his fault that people mistook him for a German shepherd puppy. His physical and psychological deterioration must end. The fact that Rocky is on antidepressant and anti-anxiety medications is evidence of his inhumane captivity and urgent action is needed to help him.
In Defense of Animals said Rocky, now four, was surrendered to Animal Control in Tennessee after being mistaken for a German Shepherd puppy. The group said he was deemed unreleasable and was transferred to Cook County Forest Preserve's River Trail Nature Center.
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Actor Ricky Gervais calls on Cook County forest preserve to surrender coyote at center of controversyActor and comedian RickyGervais is calling on Cook County officials to surrender a coyote that has been confined for most of its life in an outdoor enclosure at a Northbrook forest preserve.
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