Speak Up for Abused Elephants
Elephants used in circuses are abducted from their families, chained by the legs and beaten into submission. They are forced to perform ridiculous, frightening and sometimes dangerous tricks under the constant threat of punishment from ankus (bullhooks), which are jabbed into the sensitive skin on their faces, feet and knees.
In the wild, elephants are highly social animals who thrive in matriarchal herds, protecting each other and caring for orphaned babies. They also travel many miles a day, which is necessary for their health and well-being. We know that elephants experience joy, sadness and fear. In circuses, their complex and multifaceted emotional relationships are left in tatters.
You Can Help
Elephants should be banned from circuses altogether. Please add your voice to PETA's by asking the Ministry of Environment and Forests to ban the use of elephants in circuses, where they suffer endlessly.
