This is what years of tourist rides do to an elephant | CNN
Mar 10, 2023 · Elephant rides are a popular tourist activity in countries across Southeast Asia, but activists say the practice is a form of animal cruelty as their bodies are not designed to be ridden.
Elephants in Zoos: Shameful Cruelty that Must End
Sep 2, 2024 · In 2022, estimates suggest that 299 elephants live at 67 North American zoos: 162 African, 137 Asian; plus at least an additional 93 in circuses, private collections, and sanctuaries, which are not required to publicize their animal inventories.
They can think, feel pain, love. Isn’t it time animals had rights?
Jan 24, 2023 · Worldwide, approximately one-quarter of the world’s mammals and over 40 percent of amphibians are currently threatened with extinction. These include several species of bear, the Asian elephant (endangered), the African elephant (threatened), the tiger, six species of whale, the gray wolf, and so many more.
Taken for a ride: Thousands of elephants exploited for tourism are …
Riding an elephant is one of the most popular tourist activities in Asia. Our damning report, published today, reveals that more than three quarters of nearly 3,000 elephants used for tourist entertainment in Asia are kept in severely-cruel conditions.
The truth about elephant riding - Animals Asia Foundation
Mar 1, 2019 · The truth is undeniably clear: by taking part in elephant riding, global tourists are complicit in extreme animal cruelty and pushing the majestic Asian elephant to the edge of extinction.
The neural cruelty of captivity: Keeping large mammals in zoos …
Sep 24, 2020 · There is strong evidence that enrichment, social contact and appropriate space in more natural habitats are necessary for long-lived animals with large brains such as elephants and cetaceans.
Elephant tourism is 'fuelling cruelty' - BBC
But according to a study carried out by World Animal Protection (WAP) across Asia this is helping to fuel a rise in elephants captured from the wild and kept for entertainment.
Cruelty debate over zoo exhibition highlights complexities of elephant ...
Dec 22, 2021 · A recent controversy over an award-winning photo of a swimming elephant in Thailand illustrates the friction that exists between some animal rights activists and people who manage, appreciate...
Tourists choosing elephant bathing over elephant riding, …
Tourists are unknowingly driving elephant cruelty by choosing ‘softer’ interactions such as bathing and selfies – but these cause just as much suffering as elephant rides and shows.
Animal rides are cruel, advocates say. So why are we still doing …
Mar 29, 2023 · In Thailand’s historic city of Ayutthaya, a UNESCO World Heritage site, PETA filmed chained elephants and handlers intimidating the animals by waving weapons around their heads. How to help the...