WE can change things if
WE question things critically, if
WE decide to HELP
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How can I still help the elephants?
There are also numerous ways in everyday life to help the pachyderms and thus save lives.
Do not go to animal shows
WE decide - by refusing to participate / visit WE can influence the program of the organizers.
Travel critically
Keep your eyes open when booking! - Notify tour operators of elephant abuse! - ONLY visit species-appropriate sanctuaries!
Sign and share petitions
The more people sign, the more pressure can be exerted on decision-makers and politicians.
Avoid events with live performances by animals
Abuses in the circus
There are no elephants or other animals that voluntarily perform tricks completely unrelated to their species. This only happens under massive pressure, usually through violence. But first the will of the animals must be broken (by separating them from their mother/family when they are babies, beating them, depriving them of food and water, cramming them into narrow cages, tying them up, putting them in chains, depriving them of sleep, etc.). And only when they have given up all resistance do the animals function – apathetically. In their eyes you can read all the suffering, the merciless fear. They suffer endlessly. The bright lights, the clapping and screaming of the spectators is an enormous stress for all the animals. The way these poor creatures are kept is far from species-appropriate.
https://ethikguide.org/infothek/zirkus-hier-lacht-nur-der-clown/
Critical travel - keep your eyes open and ask your tour operator.
Daily dressage, mostly combined with beatings and violence determine the life of the pachyderms. The free time they have, they usually spend chained and without the possibility to move. Shade and water, mud bath, sand bath, bathing in a pool or in a river … all this is missing. The pachyderms vegetate dully.
You wonder why the elephants let all this happen? It is the FEAR, the FEAR of blows, pain, suffering.
More information here.
Critical travel - eyes open when booking!
Many so-called sanctuaries, orphanages or elephant camps are ONLY about making money. The animals live in captivity and serve only for the entertainment of tourists.
Is bathing with elephants animal friendly?
NO , this contact is also great stress for the animals. They suffer and fear is also on their necks here – they know that they are hardly allowed to move, that they have to keep still so that it doesn’t become dangerous for the tourists.
Therefore – watch and enjoy!
The most impressive thing is to watch the pachyderms bathing. Seeing how they roll around, teasing each other with joy, frolicking. Look into their eyes, listen to them, – you will realize how much fun and joy they have and you will remember their natural behavior forever.
And what about elephant riding?
Visit only species-appropriate facilities!
Ask us – we regularly visit different projects and sanctuaries in Thailand and Laos and are in contact with the responsible persons on site.