Rest in Peace Candy
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FROM
ALDF Animal Legal Defense
Fund
April 2017
In November 2015 we filed a lawsuit against Sam Haynes and the Dixie Landin’ amusement park under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for inhumanely confining Candy in isolation and neglecting her welfare. We also made multiple offers to transfer her to a sanctuary capable of meeting the needs of such a complex, intelligent, social creature. It is a tragedy that Candy spent her final days in such conditions.
On Friday afternoon (April 21), the Animal Legal Defense Fund received devastating news... Candy the chimpanzee had died. To hear of any animal’s death is heartbreaking, but losing Candy was especially difficult.
For decades, Candy was held captive at Dixie Landin’ amusement park in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in lonely, cramped captivity and without any interaction with other chimps. Her isolation was torture.
In November 2015 we filed a lawsuit against Sam Haynes and the Dixie
Landin’ amusement park under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for inhumanely
confining Candy in isolation and neglecting her welfare. We also made
multiple offers to transfer her to a sanctuary capable of meeting the needs
of such a complex, intelligent, social creature. It is a tragedy that Candy
spent her final days in such conditions.
I’m writing to tell you about this today because I want you to know that we
will never stop fighting for animals like Candy. Everyone here at the Animal
Legal Defense Fund is heartbroken over Candy, but this terrible loss
highlights the urgency of similar cases of animals in captivity.
For six years we have had litigation pending to release Tony, a 16-year-old
tiger in potentially declining health held captive at a truck stop less than
an hour away from where Candy was held. I assure you that we will continue
fighting for Tony, in Candy’s honor.
I wish I never had to write to you with such sad news, but it’s important to
us at the Animal Legal Defense Fund that everyone knows we will never forget
Candy, and we will never stop working to save animals like her and Tony.
Thank you for your tireless effort to help us release Candy from her barren
cage. May she rest in peace now.
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