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 for no elephant to be held captive in temples, circuses, or any inhumane conditions. As much as we wish this could happen overnight, there are many pieces of the historical, cultural, financial, and political puzzles which must be put into place, as well as the funding and building of sanctuaries around the world until elephants are unchained for good.