Baby elephants are being tortured every day, in the name of entertainment

Wildlife. Not Entertainers - Animal Cruelty - Elephant - World Animal Protection
£11 could help raise awareness of elephant-friendly tourism.
A baby elephant
£24 could help support vital campaigning work to protect baby elephants from ‘the crush’.
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£33 could help transform tourist venues into higher welfare camps where elephants live better lives.

Any elephant performing tricks in a show or carrying people has suffered a form of ‘the crush’ at a very young age – a training process that is designed to break their wild spirits through both physical and psychological pain.

This training method brutally separates baby elephants from their mothers. They are isolated, starved, beaten, and chained up in small enclosures.

But it doesn’t have to be this way. We can end this cruelty.

We are working with tourist venues in Asia to end these cruel practices. Together, we are transforming these venues into destinations that are truly elephant-friendly, and creating sanctuaries for elephants to live happy and healthy lives.

Your support could help transform more tourist venues, ensuring every elephant can have a life worth living.

You could make such a difference. Please can you help end a baby elephant's pain?

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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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