Stabbed, chained, tortured: Horrific truth about elephant tourism UK travellers help fund

Stabbed, chained, tortured: Horrific truth about elephant tourism UK travellers help fund

Standing in the burning heat, jabbed with metal hooks, with chains cutting into their flesh – this is the cruel reality behind elephant tourism in Thailand. And tourists from Britain unwittingly play a part in their torment. There are more than 200 unethical elephant venues in Thailand where visitors demand selfies with these majestic animals […]

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Suzy, 72-Year-Old Circus Elephant Forced to Perform Tricks All of Her Life Finally Gets Care She Deserves

Suzy, 72-Year-Old Circus Elephant Forced to Perform Tricks All of Her Life Finally Gets Care She Deserves

The life of a circus elephant is anything but easy. Most are beaten brutally, forced to perform unnatural tricks, and starved into submission for people’s entertainment. 72-year-old Suzy is no exception: having spent years in abusive environments, she bears deep physical and psychological scars. However, thanks to the conservation charity Wildlife SOS, she is now […]

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Mother Elephant Mourns Baby and Carries Calf Around for Days After Passing

Mother Elephant Mourns Baby and Carries Calf Around for Days After Passing

Heartbreaking photos show an elephant mother carrying around the body of her baby calf for days after the baby elephant had passed away. The pictures were captured at Namibia’s Twyfelfontein Country Lodge, showing the mom carrying the calf around using her trunk. William Stegmann, a spokesperson for the Twyfelfontein Country Lodge told Newsweek that the […]

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