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Comedian Ricky Gervais joins animal rights group in call to move Rocky the coyote from forest preserve in Northbrook to Colorado wildlife sanctuary

CHICAGO — The push to move a coyote from its cage in a Cook County forest preserve to a wildlife sanctuary got a celebrity endorsement recently from comedian Ricky Gervais. The British stand-up joined the international animal rights group In Defense of Animals in calling for Rocky the coyote to be moved from its “inhumane” captivity in River Trail Nature Center in Northbrook to The Wild Animal ...
Rocky the coyote paces in a cage at the River Trail Nature Center in Northbrook, Illinois, on Jan. 5, 2022.

CHICAGO — The push to move a coyote from its cage in a Cook County forest preserve to a wildlife sanctuary got a celebrity endorsement recently from comedian Ricky Gervais.

The British stand-up joined the international animal rights group In Defense of Animals in calling for Rocky the coyote to be moved from its “inhumane” captivity in River Trail Nature Center in Northbrook to The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado.

“I stand with In Defense of Animals and demand Rocky

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