Speak Out for Okha!
11/15/24
We are devastated for lonely and elderly Okha. At 54 years old, her owner Brian Franzen continues to drag her around the country for circus performances and rides without the companionship of any other elephant.
Her two friends were "rehomed" to a Six Flags and a zoo, so she has had no one but awful Franzen who has a documented history of abuse and federal violations. You might remember Okha from our "Loneliest Elephants" campaign.
Okha is presently performing in Waco, Texas with The Mysterious Circus where local residents have been outraged by the conditions she is being kept in. Activists on the ground have reached out to us for advice, but the circus is moving on in just a couple of days. Let's focus on the upcoming cities and tell the mayors of Brownwood and Brenham, Texas that Okha deserves better than cruel circus life - she deserves retirement!!