PETA ask Cage The Elephant to change their name

PETA have urged Cage The Elephant to change their name ahead of their upcoming NFL halftime show in Munich later this week. READ MORE: Cage The Elephant’s Matt Shultz: “I was in psychosis for three years – my arrest was a miracle” The band are due to perform during the New England Patriots vs. Detroit Lions game this Sunday (November 15). But ahead of that performance PETA are calling on the Cage The Elephant to temporarily change their name to Free The Elephant across their social media platforms for a week. The animal rights organisation claims in a press release that an elephant by the name of Okha “has spent most of her life forced to perform in the circus under the threat of punishment” and they are rallying to support to “help retire her to a reputable sanctuary”. PETA claims Okha is “currently being hauled around in a trailer with an exhibitor, Brian Franzen”, who allegedly “has a history of felony cruelty to animals charges” and “was caught on camera yanking and striking an elephant with a bullhook”. In a letter sent to Cage The Elephant, PETA wrote: “There ain’t no rest for Okha. We think you’d agree that she deserves the chance to spend her remaining years in peace with c...