Miyako the elephant bites on a steel bar for entertainment

Miyako the Elephant has Lived Alone for 44 Years. Act Now to Save Miyako from Her Sad Life at the Utsunomiya Zoo. Sign Now Dear friends, For 44 years, Miyako has lived alone in a concrete zoo enclosure. For 44 years, she has had nothing to do but walk around in circles and bite on a steel bar. For 44 years, she has suffered. It is time to say no more. Miyako the elephant was taken from her family in Thailand when she was just six months old. She has lived at the Utsunomiya Zoo in Japan ever since, robbed of any chance to interact with other elephants. Her behavior signals that she is depressed, bored, and lonely. The organization, Elephants in Japan is working to free her. Please sign their Care2 petition demanding that the zoo provide the aging elephant with an enriched living environment and contact with other elephants. Elephants are incredibly intelligent and social animals. Just like humans, they form intense bonds with their babies and mourn their dead. Forcing an elephant to live for 44 years without any interaction with other elephants is just as cruel as forcing a person to live in solitary confinement for decades. Elephants in Japan is working to help Miyako and get legislation passed prohibiting zoos from isolating elephants. With the help of over 400,000 Care2 members, this same group had negotiated better conditions for Hanako, the world’s loneliest elephant. Unfortunately, Hanako tragically died before the Inokashira Park Zoo could implement the changes we demanded. But Miyako is younger, and if we act quickly, we can save her from suffering the same sad fate as Hanako. Sign the petition to demand that no elephant in Japan is ever again forced to live alone in a tiny concrete enclosure. Thank you,   Lacey K. The Care2 Petitions Team P.S. Miyako deserves a better life than this. Sign this petition to help her and all of the other solitary elephants locked behind bars in Japan.