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"version": "1.0",
"provider_name": "Action Network",
"provider_url": "https://actionnetwork.org",
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"author_name": "Voters For Animal Rights",
"author_url": "https://actionnetwork.org/groups/vfar",
"title": "SIGN: Demand Gracie the Escaped Giraffe go to Sanctuary!",
"thumbnail_url": "https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/petitions/photos/000/776/966/normal/Screenshot_2026-06-25_at_10.20.12_PM.png",
"description": "Gracie, a young giraffe, has been loose in the Texas Hill Country for weeks after escaping Cedar Hollow Ranch, and the search is still underway. The internet has treated it like a feel-good caper, joking about her "vacation." But the cheerful framing leaves out where she'd be headed back to if she's caught: Cedar Hollow isn't a quaint ranch. It's a commercial breeding operation that produces giraffes and other vulnerable species for sale to private buyers, hands-on roadside zoos, and — by the ranch's own past admission — hunting operations. That last category matters most. Texas runs the largest captive-hunting industry in the country, where animals are confined behind fences and lured to feeding stations so customers can pay for a guaranteed kill. A regulatory loophole even allows certain endangered species to be legally hunted this way. None of this is hidden because it's rare — it's hidden because it's normal, and normally out of view. If and when Gracie is recovered, she shouldn't be funneled back into a pipeline built to turn animals like her into inventory. She deserves a permanent, accredited sanctuary home — not another transaction. Our Ask Place Gracie in an accredited sanctuary (GFAS-verified or AZA-accredited giraffe care) once she's recovered, not back into Cedar Hollow's breeding-and-sales operation. Disclose Gracie's history, including whether she was ever marketed for resale to a hunting ranch. Open Cedar Hollow's breeding and sales records to USDA APHIS inspection. Strengthen oversight of Texas's wild animal breeding and captive hunting industry, including closing the endangered-species hunting loophole. Sign now to demand that when Gracie is found, she gets a real sanctuary — not a return ticket to the trade that bred her.",
"url": "https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/sign-demand-gracie-the-escaped-giraffe-go-to-sanctuary"
}