Every day, elephants are suffering in the name of entertainment

Wildlife. Not Entertainers - Animal Cruelty - Elephant - World Animal Protection
£10 could help us develop sustainable, elephant-friendly tourist alternatives with local communities
A baby elephant
£20 could help us prepare the site of our new rewilding reserve, planting grasses and creating waterholes
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£30 could help conduct vital research and monitoring to rewild elephants and bring them home where they belong

Less than half of Thailand’s elephants are free. Across the country, hundreds of elephants are trapped in captivity, forced to perform for crowds or give exhausting tourist rides.

Training elephants for this work involves an intense and stressful breaking-in process. Elephants can suffer daily through constant restrain on chain, lack of social interaction with other elephants, poor diet, and health problems.

It doesn’t have to be this way. Together, we can create a better world for elephants.

We are working with tourist venues in Asia to end these cruel practices. We are helping transform them into destinations that are truly elephant-friendly, and we are supporting sanctuaries where rescued elephants can live happy and healthy lives.

We’re also funding a rewilding project to try and bring captive elephants back into the wild. This will create a long-term, sustainable solution for elephants in captivity, and give them the chance at the life they truly deserve.

The best place for wild animals is in the wild, and you can help us get them home.

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Image credit (header): Undercover footage detailing practices involved in training baby elephants in tourism. Credit: World Animal Protection
Image credit: A venue where elephants are kept in captivity. Credit: World Animal Protection / Saranya Chalermchai
Image credit: Elephants in Northern Thailand. Credit: WSPA
Image credit: An elephant at Chang Chill, Thailand. Credit: Jocelyn Aldis

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