'Free Rocky': Chicago area activists call for the release of Rocky the coyote
Activists call for Rocky the coyote to be moved to sanctuary in Colorado
Calls are growing louder to release Rocky the coyote.
NORTHBROOK, Ill. - Calls are growing louder to release Rocky the coyote.
Rocky is being held inside an enclosure in Northbrook, and advocates say he is suffering.
Protesters are calling this a day of action to free Rocky.
Activists say he was originally mistaken for a German Shepherd puppy, and was deemed un-releasable.
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Now, he is being held in a cage at the River Trail Nature Center in Northbrook.
Activists want him sent to a wild animal sanctuary in Colorado.
The same groups are pushing to free a large African tortoise named Spur, who is being housed at a Lincolnwood animal store.