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Lily Tomlin | 08/25/2008 12:15 pm

Lily's Plea for YOUR Help to Save Jenny the Elephant

Lily Tomlin

We’re coming down to the wire and Jenny the Elephant still needs your help! The plan to ship Jenny to a drive-through safari in Mexico is still in place. Click here to read about it and here to read about it. Please read this blog posting by a former Dallas zookeeper by clicking here.

And from the Founder of Concerned Citizens for Jenny:

This is beyond important for everyone who wishes to understand Jenny. Spread the word and cross-post to everyone you know, please.

Please continue to contact the mayor and city council and urge them to retire Jenny to The Elephant Sanctuary. If you have not yet called the mayor or the council, let this be the moment you do. Go to the CCFJ website for contact info by clicking here.

Jenny needs us now, more than ever. We must be resolute on her behalf. She has no one but us.

Margaret
Founder, Concerned Citizens for Jenny
concernedcitizensforjenny.net

Read more about: Animals, Change the World, Zoo

67 Reader Comments (so far…) Sign In or Register to comment

Linda Clark
Lily - Margaret ….. I am trying to find any and all documentation regarding the Mexico Safari plan “still being in place”. I’ve gone to all of the articles listed thus far as well as contacting those whom I personally know in the Dallas area via telephone to obtain any information about all of this. Are there any other links that you can provide?
By Linda Clark on 08/25/2008 11:42 am
Brooklyn Gal
Okay, I am new to this story and will have to go back to all the older posts, but what is the bottom line here? Is Tennessee willing to take Jenny?? If so, then why is the zoo opposed to the move? Does it have anything to do with “money”? Linda, Please provide any email addresses to those who I can email on Jenny’s behalf.
By Brooklyn Gal on 08/25/2008 11:56 am
Serena .
Carol, Thanks for the help. Follow this link: http://www.concernedcitizensforjenny.net/ and click on “Take Action for Jenny.” It will give you info. on e-mail addresses and phone numbers. Also, see Lily’s previous two posts on this topic.
By Serena . on 08/25/2008 12:12 pm
Tama Grobeson
All… this link http://www.api4animals.org/press.php?p=1757&more=1 indicates that Jenny is NOT going to Mexico. Please advise what the actual situation is? Thanks.
By Tama Grobeson on 08/25/2008 11:59 am
Serena .
Lily, I am not believing this! Good grief! I’ll flood more e-mails through. Serena
By Serena . on 08/25/2008 12:09 pm
Linda Clark
Yes Serena ………… Good Grief! I’ve been alternating calls between the Dallas Mayor’s office and the Dallas Zoo for more than 30 minutes and can’t get through to anyone of relative importance …. what a surprise, right! All I want to do is reaffirm that Jenny is NOT going to Mexico. I am still working on how to legally acquire Jenny through private means so that she can live out her life at the sanctuary in Tennessee ………. At this point, her being in my back yard would be an improvement to her surroundings in Dallas (and I live on a small city lot)!
By Linda Clark on 08/25/2008 12:22 pm
Serena .
You go girl! What is wrong with these people!? And, what happened to at least leaving her in Dallas—not that that is good either, but I suppose it’s better than Mexico? Now they’ve decided to go through with the drive-through safari AGAIN? They should send the Mayor to a drive-through.
By Serena . on 08/25/2008 12:25 pm
Elisabeth S
Linda and Serena, If they just said it was resolved to get us off their backs and try to do this behind the scenes, it will be a huge mistake on their part. I can’t find any local news that the plans have changed. What IS wrong with these people, anyway; have they no heart at all? Thanks for caring about Jenny, everyone.
By Elisabeth S on 08/25/2008 8:18 pm
James the Game
I’ve contacted the mayor’s office, and others. They all know what’s going on. It’s just a question of whether they will do the right thing.
By James the Game on 08/25/2008 12:25 pm
Linda Clark
Carol …….. the following links are courtesy of Winery Lifestyle from a few days ago ……. Speak Loudly! To heck with carrying a big stick! Also here is the e-address to the City of Dallas: www.dallascityhall.org General e-mail: netaudr@abc.com Nightline: nightline@abcnews.com 20/20: 2020@abc.com CBS News 524 W. 57 St., New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-975-4321 Fax: 212-975-1893 Email forms for all CBS news programs CBS Evening News: evening@cbsnews.com The Early Show: earlyshow@cbs.com 60 Minutes II: 60minutes@cbsnews.com 48 Hours: 48hours@cbsnews.com Face The Nation: ftn@cbsnews.com CNBC 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Phone: (201) 735-2622 Fax: (201) 583-5453 Email: info@cnbc.com CNN One CNN Center, Box 105366, Atlanta, GA 30303-5366 Phone: 404-827-1500 Fax: 404-827-1784 Email forms for all CNN news programs Fox News Channel 1211 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10036 Phone: (212) 301-3000 Fax: (212) 301-4229 comments@foxnews.com List of Email addresses for all Fox News Channel programs Special Report with Brit Hume: Special@foxnews.com FOX Report with Shepard Smith: Foxreport@foxnews.com The O’Reilly Factor: Oreilly@foxnews.com Hannity & Colmes: Hannity@foxnews.com, Colmes@foxnews.com On the Record with Greta: Ontherecord@foxnews.com MSNBC/NBC 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112 Phone: (212) 664-4444 Fax: (212) 664-4426 List of Email addresses for all MSNBC/NBC news programs Dateline NBC: dateline@nbc.com Hardball with Chris Matthews: hardball@msnbc.com MSNBC Reports with Joe Scarborough: joe@msnbc.com NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams: nightly@nbc.com NBC News Today: today@nbc.com PBS 2100 Crystal Drive, Arlington VA 22202 Phone: 703-739-5000 Fax: 703-739-8458 The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer: newshour@pbs.org National Radio Programs National Public Radio 635 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20001-3753 Phone: 202-513-3232 Fax: 202-513-3329 E-mail: Jeffrey A. Dvorkin, Ombudsman ombudsman@npr.org List of Email addresses for all NPR news programs The Rush Limbaugh Show 1270 Avenue of the Americas, NY 10020 Phone (on air): 800-282-2882 Fax: 212-445-3963 E-mail: ElRushbo@eibnet.com Sean Hannity Show Phone (on air): 800-941-7326 Sean Hannity: 212-613-3800 James Grisham, Producer: 212-613-3807 E-mail: Phil Boyce, Program Director phil.boyce@citcomm.com National Newspapers The Los Angeles Times 202 West First Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Phone: 800-528-4637 or 213-237-5000 Fax: 213-237-4712 L.A. Times Contact Information by Department Letters to the Editor: letters@latimes.com Readers’ Representative: readers.rep@latimes.com The New York Times 620 8th Ave., New York, NY 10018 Phone: 212-556-1234 D.C. Bureau phone: 202-862-0300 Fax: 212-556-3690 Letters to the Editor (for publication): letters@nytimes.com Write to the news editors: news-tips@nytimes.com Corrections: senioreditor@nytimes.com New York Times Contact Information by Department How to Contact New York Times Reporters and Editors USA Today 7950 Jones Branch Dr., McLean, VA 22108 Phone: 703-854-3400 Fax: 703-854-2078 Letters to the Editor: editor@usatoday.com Give feedback to USA Today The Wall Street Journal 200 Liberty St., New York, NY 10281 Phone: 212-416-2000 Fax: 212-416-2658 Letters to the Editor: wsj.ltrs@wsj.com Comment on News Articles: wsjcontact@dowjones.com The Washington Post 1150 15th St., NW, Washington, DC 20071 Phone: 202-334-6000 Fax: 202-334-5269 Letters to the Editor: letters@washpost.com Ombudsman: ombudsman@washpost.com Contact Washington Post Writers and Editors Magazines Newsweek 251 W 57th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-445-4000 Fax: 212-445-5068 Letters to the Editor: letters@newsweek.com Time Time & Life Bldg., Rockefeller Center, 1271 6th Ave., New York, NY 10020 Phone: 212-522-1212 Fax: 212-522-0003 Letters to the Editor letters@time.com U.S. News & World Report 1050 Thomas Jefferson St., Washington, DC 20007 Phone: 202-955-2000 Fax: 202-955-2049 Letters to the Editor letters@usnews.com News Services / Wires Associated Press 450 West 33rd St., New York, NY 10001 Phone: 212-621-1500 Fax: 212-621-7523 General Questions and Comments: info@ap.org Partial Contact Information for the Associated Press by Department and Bureau Reuters Three Times Square, New York, NY 10036 Telephone: 646-223-4000 Reuters Editorial Feedback United Press International 1133 19th Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036 Telephone: 202-898-8000 FAX: 202-898-8048 Comments and Tips: tips@upi.com By Winery Lifestyle on 08/20/2008 12:20 pm
By Linda Clark on 08/25/2008 12:34 pm
kim speight
Whew!!! Done… did ‘em all. Thanks Linda for reposting this info. I looked up the Dallas City website and apparently the city’s slogan is “Live Large, Think Big” so I incorporated that into my text. “Think Jenny”!!!!
By kim speight on 08/25/2008 1:55 pm
kim speight
If this is true and they are back to thinking Mexico we may want to rethink this post from Winery. Lily, what do you think? Have been doing Google search. Lots of news coverage. Not all gives the pertinent facts: 32 yrs old, stolen from her mother in the wild while young, made a circus performer, her space in the Dallas Zoo is very undersized, she has had long term emotional problems, including afraid of cars and noise, her mate dying etc. Dallas Councilwoman Angela Hunt is trying to bring the issue before the council. Most of the news stories are similiar. If want to differentiate and kind of kick it to a new level—-I think wOw women work to buy Jenny—is a good angle. And it’s PR for wOw too. So what do you all think about this: ACTION ITEMS: 1) Do a few of our great writers volunteer to draft a 250 word PR release? Need a bit of background from Linda’s research on how one goes about trying to buy elephant (I think the point is a new slant…doesn’t matter if really buy Jenny…or set up trust fund just keep pressure on City Council to move her to sanctuary) 2) Do others have input on what points should go into the release? Clever slant? Clever title? Can we conflate it with the Prez race somehow: i.e. we have an elephant and a jackass of an idea 3) Someone needs to volunteer to be the spokesperson contact on PR release/ Any volunteers? 4) Any volunteers to email the PR release to the news outlets listed above I think. We can divide the list to make it a quick job. 5) Timing? It’s Thurs. If have PR release written/Posted by Monday 9AM EST we can all email out to the media list before 11AM EST. By Winery Lifestyle on 08/21/2008 6:05 am
By kim speight on 08/25/2008 2:00 pm
Linda Clark
Absolutely! Still have not found any application for potential ownership/guardianship for pachyderms. I have two other leads that I am following up on this afternoon. As for a title for a Press Release….. “Will the white elephant in the room please step forward and delcare itself as a ….. Money & Arrogance Issue”! Yes, I know, it’s too long for a title.
By Linda Clark on 08/25/2008 3:32 pm
Catharine Flagg
Before taking any actions, please contact Margaret Morin with Concerned Citizens for Jenny at dogs_good@yahoo.com. There is an organized public relations plan and marketing/advertising plan in place and we don’t want to be doubling efforts.
By Catharine Flagg on 08/25/2008 3:33 pm
Linda Clark
Catherine Flagg …. good information, thanks ……… I e-mailed her this morning just after my initial post on this thread.
By Linda Clark on 08/25/2008 3:36 pm