Until keeping elephants captive is a thing of the past, we ask for, at the very least, humane treatment via the Five Freedoms for Animals in Captivity:
- Freedom from hunger and thirst
- Freedom from discomfort
- Freedom from pain, injury and disease
- Freedom from fear and distress
- Freedom to express normal behaviors
Our ultimate goal is that no elephant be held captive in temples, circuses, or within any other inhumane conditions. As much as we wish this could happen overnight, wishing won’t make it so, and there are many pieces of the historical, cultural, financial, and political puzzles that have to be put into place, along with many sanctuaries and refuges needing to be built, until the many elephants in need are unchained for good. Until such sweeping changes can be made, we ask for immediate compassionate care via the Five Freedoms for Animals in Captivity.