About this Event
Free Rocky Coyote Sip & Paint
$39 admission includes an instructor-led painting night, raffles, pop-up market, and refreshments. 100% of Raffle proceeds will go towards getting Rocky to a proper sanctuary in Colorado. Public welcome to mingle. Limited seating for the painting class so get your tickets now!
Rocky is a 5-year-old coyote who was surrendered to Animal Control in Tennessee when he was mistaken for a German Shepherd puppy. Once subsequently labeled “imprinted on humans” he was deemed unreleasable into the wild. He was saved from death, but then transferred to Cook County Forest Preserve's River Trail Nature Center in Northbrook, Illinois, where unfortunately, he has lived alone ever since in a small, dismal enclosure next to the parking lot and he is clearly not doing well. Urge officials in Cook County to release him to a wonderfully spacious and accredited sanctuary that is ready and willing to take him right now!
Rocky exhibits numerous signs of stress, such as pacing back and forth, biting and licking his paws, and scratching to alleviate itching, for which he is on antidepressant and anti-anxiety medications. His main source of seclusion is flawed as it is in a dog kennel in the middle of the cage with the opening facing visitors. Throughout the winter months, his water bowl was observed repeatedly frozen solid. After the staff was questioned, the bowl was moved out of view. Rocky's environment violates the USDA Blue Book Forest Preserve policy manuals on housing wildlife and Illinois' Humane Care for Animals Act, as well as the Forest Preserve's own Mission Statement.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Chicago Sip & Paint, 4412 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, United States
USD 39.00
