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PETA asks rock band 'Cage the Elephant' to temporarily change its name
Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Edina, MN
Katherine oversees editorial operations across all six brands. Before joining The Meridan Group, she spent 14 years at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where she led the metro desk through its digital transformation. She holds a Master's in Journalism from Northwestern's Medill School.
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PETA asks rock band 'Cage the Elephant' to temporarily change its name Advertisement Updated: 10:24 AM CST Nov 11, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Jennifer Osting PETA asks rock band 'Cage the Elephant' to temporarily change its name Updated: 10:24 AM CST Nov 11, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Jennifer Osting Animal rights organization PETA has asked the rock band "Cage the Elephant" to change its name — at least temporarily. PETA asked the band from Kentucky to go by "Free the Elephant" on its social media accounts for a week in an effort to help an elephant that has reportedly spent decades in captivity. Advertisement The elephant, named Okha, is in her late 50s, and the organization says she has spent more than five decades performing in circuses. Okha was taken from the wild in India as a baby and has been transported around in trailers and forced to perform under the threat of punishment, according to PETA. Getty Images Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers Okha at a circus in 2024 "Cage the Elephant" is scheduled to perform at the NFL Munich Halftime Show during the New England Patriots and Detroit Lions game on Sunday. PETA says a temporary name change could help draw attention to animal abuse in circuses and its efforts to rescue Okha. "Will you help us come a little closer to ending animal abuse in circuses by helping us rescue sweet little Okha?" the letter read. It is unclear whether "Cage the Elephant" will accept PETA's request. PETA sues Maine Lobster Festival, claims organizers are torturing lobsters by boiling them alive Make WISN a preferred source on Google Add Preferred Source Share Infinite Scroll Enabled Top Picks Missing baby in South Carolina found buried alive a day after authorities say his father took him Mother and two young children killed in Missouri crash after semitruck struck their minivan Donald Trump’s private message to Joe Biden emerges in new White House memoir Kyle Busch posthumously wins NASCAR Cup Series most popular driver award in Miami
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