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Elle Magazine
June 24, 2007

The July 2007 issue of Elle magazine includes a spread that features recording artist Fergie posing with a young orangutan named Rocky. Rocky was supplied by Steve Martin’s Working Wildlife, a training facility and exhibitor that has failed to meet minimal federal standards for the care of animals as established by the Animal Welfare Act. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited the facility for failure to provide veterinary care, failure to provide environmental enhancement to promote the psychological well-being of primates, failure to provide shelter from the elements, failure to provide minimum space, inadequate ventilation, filthy cages, and improper feeding.

Please contact the editor of Elle magazine and tell her orangutans and other animals are not fashion accessories. A life in showbiz puts both the individual ape and the whole species at risk.

Roberta Myers
Editor-in-Chief
Elle Magazine
1633 Broadway
44th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Phone 212-767-5800
Fax 212-767-5980

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Updated: October 3, 2007