An Important Message from Your Leap Admins:

We have received notice that Lucy’s medical assessments have been made public; we are seeing them at the same time as all of you.

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As most of you are aware, these reports were compiled from consultants recommended by LEAP and Free the Wild. They assessed Lucy over a 3 day period in October 2022 to assess her current medical status and to determine if she could be safely transported to sanctuary.

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While this statement from Free the Wild is not what we were hoping for, the important thing to remember is there is not unanimous agreement on what's best for Lucy. Consultant Trish London stated in her report "It is my opinion that it is possible to move Lucy and I do believe she should be moved for her health and welfare. The above listed health issues do not prevent her from being transported to a different, more appropriate environment. I witnessed no evidence of respiratory distress during any part of our exams and/or testing or walking around the zoo with her. Based on my observations of Lucy during the evaluation period, she is a very curious and calm elephant and I think she would be open to a new adventure, especially if her caretakers were excited and encouraging."

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We do thank Free the Wild for helping to facilitate these much needed exams.

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Please be assured that we are not giving up. There are expert opinions here that state she needs to retire to sanctuary. If it was unanimous we would take a different stance. We strongly believe Lucy should have the opportunity to move, and we will continue to fight. It is our opinion that stalling transport for more follow-up will be detrimental to Lucy's chances for successful transport; she has waited too long already.

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