PETA Asks ALICE IN CHAINS To Change Their Name To Raise Awareness For An Abused Elephant

PETA is currently attempting to rescue Betty, the 56-year-old disabled elephant who is being forced to perform in roughly 300 circus shows each year.

To raise awareness, PETA has requested Alice In Chains change their name across social media for a month to Betty In Chains to “turn up the volume on the plight of the elderly elephant, who has literally spent her life in chains.” While I’m not sure that’ll happen, it could be really cool for PETA and Alice In Chains to team up for some benefit merchandise, right?

“By the time grunge swept Seattle, Betty had already spent nearly twenty years suffering as a circus prop, and every day that passes with her being hauled from town to town and forced to perform brings her closer to the brink of death,” says PETA Senior Vice President of Communications Lisa Lange. “PETA is encouraging Alice in Chains to get loud for Betty with a temporary name change that reminds everyone to Stay Away from animal-abusing circuses.”

PETA’s letter to Alice in Chains follows: “Dear Jerry, Sean, Mike, and William, coming to you with a wonderfully strange request from us at PETA. Would Alice in Chains be willing to go by Betty in Chains across social media — for a month — to spotlight a dear elephant who literally spends her life in chains?

“In a nutshell, we’re turning up the volume on our efforts to rescue an elderly, disabled elephant named Betty, who is being forced to perform in roughly 300 circuses each year. Betty‘s over 56 years old, was taken as a baby from Thailand, and has been used in circuses for more than five decades. An elephant expert who recently examined Betty warns that she faces a fatal collapse if not immediately retired to a reputable sanctuary.

“By lending (a version of) your iconic name, you could set the stage for freedom, amplify her story to millions, and change the course of history for all animals used in circuses. Will you help us show the world that Betty‘s not fighting this battle alone? Let’s make some noise, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)”