SAVE THE ELEPHANTS FROM "Have Trunk Will Travel"

Please read the article below and boycot Have aTrunk Will Travel.

Its disturbing and shows the true character of the owners.

They should be depraved of dealing with any exotic animal!

Look at their website please, what a double standards!!!

www.haveatrunkwilltravel.com

Please sign my petition to stop animal abuse for income and greed!

This company should be prosecuted.

Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon- you owe these elephants, please join in.

Abused Elephant Performs For Wedding At Huntington Beach Hyatt Regency This Weekend Despite City Prohibition, Highlight Hollywood News

Animal Defenders International (ADI) has asked how an abused elephant was allowed to perform at a wedding ceremony this past Saturday at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort and Spa, despite a city ordinance prohibiting wild animal performances. The elephant, owned by Have Trunk Will Travel, was used in a wedding ceremony where the bride and groom rode the elephant down a public street and onto the hotel’s property. In 2002 Huntington Beach Council passed Municipal Code Chapter 7.14 which states, “It shall be unlawful for any person to permit the performance of any wild and exotic animal for public entertainment, amusement or benefit on any public or private property within the City of Huntington Beach.” According to Janeen Laudenback, Huntington Beach Community Services Director, no permits were issued, the City was unaware of the event taking place, and the matter is being investigated. Similarly, the hotel and wedding party may have been unaware that the elephant is one of a group of famously abused elephants who made headlines around the world when ADI released undercover footage of them being violently hit and electric shocked during routine husbandry and training sessions by their owners and trainers at Have Trunk Will Travel. This footage was released as the film “Water for Elephants,” starring Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon, and the elephant, Tai, opened in theaters around the world. In the film, Tai is brutally attacked by the circus owner with a bullhook. However, the producers, stars, and trainers were at pains to stress that Tai was trained with kindness, marshmallows, and positive reinforcement. ADI’s undercover footage tells a different story, with real life behind the scenes images of an elephant crying out as she was shocked with a stun gun to force her to do the very tricks that would later appear in the film. The horrifying images and the suffering at Have Trunk Will Travel have received universal condemnation around the world from veterinary surgeons, elephant experts, zoo industry insiders, and the public. Following their review of this evidence, the boards of Orange County Fair, LA County Fair, Upland Lemon Festival, Santa Ana Zoo, and the cities of Fountain Valley and Sierra Madre all made the decision that they will not include elephant rides at their events. Jan Creamer, ADI’s President, said: “Huntington Beach had the foresight to enact this important ordinance twelve years ago prohibiting wild animal performances to protect the public and wild animals, and we appreciate the attention they are taking now to get to the bottom of what went wrong and how to prevent it from happening again.” You can follow us on social media at www.twitter.com/HighlightHwd or on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Highlight-Hollywood/193119760769011, and now on Google+ at: https://plus.google.com/+TommyLightfootGarrett90211/about