The Picadilly Circus owner forces the elephants to walk on their hind legs for entertainment purposes and keeps the elephants chained or in small pens when they aren't performing or training.
Elephants carry most of their weight on their front legs and never naturally walk on their hind legs. This trick is extremely painful for these heavy animals. Their confined living conditions are equally cruel: boring, cramped pen environments cause the animals to engage in repetitive rocking behaviors never seen in nature.
It is completely unnecessary for any circus to use these exotic animals in their acts, especially when the elephants are subjected to unnatural tricks and living conditions. Please sign the petition to stop the Picadilly Circus from using mistreated elephants.
