Mission: This Roadside Zoo is a Death Trap—Help Get the Animals Out!

Spring River Park & Zoo is a death trap for the animals stuck there. Help get them out before it’s too late!

This shady roadside zoo, operated by the city of Roswell, New Mexico, keeps bobcats, coatis, lemurs, and other animals in cramped, unsafe cages. For years, bears Sierra and Ursula have been stuck in a pit that’s like a dungeon straight out of the Dark Ages to them. They don’t get the chance to feel soft earth beneath their feet, dig dens, and otherwise live as bears should 😢.

Just how dangerous is the situation at Spring River Park & Zoo? Look at a few of the incidents that have gone down here:

• Two donkeys died after the zoo was hit with rain that caused a large amount of flooding. An elk named Patty shattered her leg after getting trapped in a gap of fencing and had to be euthanized.
• A pack of wild dogs got through the roadside zoo’s fencing, which led to the death of four animals.
• A bear and a beaver escaped their enclosures, and the beaver was never found.

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If you want animals to enjoy the rest of their lives in safe, comfy habitats, ACT NOW 🚨. Here’s what to do and how to earn 150 300 peta2 points from our Rewards Program:

1. Send polite comments to the Roswell City Council members urging them to get the animals transferred to reputable facilities. To contact them with one message, copy and paste this block of e-mail addresses in the “To” field of your e-mail:

[email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

You can use our sample letter, but remember that your own words are always more effective.

I’m writing to urge you to transfer the animals at Spring River Zoo to accredited facilities. Animals are suffering there because of dangerous, inadequate enclosures. Despite promises made years ago to improve conditions for them, nothing meaningful has been done—and some have died due to inadequate fencing and poorly maintained enclosures. Please allow the surviving animals to be transferred to accredited facilities that have the resources and expertise to care for them properly.

At an accredited facility, the animals could roam, climb, dig in soft earth, and forage for healthy food in a vast, safe habitat. They would never again be confined to dangerous cages, and they would receive the high-quality care that they deserve.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

[Name]

2. Take a screenshot of your message and submit it for 150 300 peta2 points. You’ll earn double the points all summer long for taking action to help animals on peta2.com! (Heads-up: You’ll only be awarded points for taking this action once.)

Note: Submissions are manually reviewed by our team. Please allow up to 48 hours for your mission to be approved and points to be awarded. Thanks for your patience!

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