SOS: Elephants are not 'Party Animals'

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Philippe Martinet, SOS: Elephants are not 'Party Animals', Embassy of France in India
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It is distressing and shocking that now the Embassies and Consulates have taken to the thrill of degrading and mocking the miserable captive elephants in the Capital. Please write to the French Consulate and Embassyby signing this online petition or mailing them below, that animal lovers are watching and are shocked at the insensitivity of senior officials to the plight of captive elephants, designated as wild animals by the law, in India.Himanshu Verma - cell no: +91 98182 10894French Embassy2/50E Shantipath, ChanakyapuriNew Delhi 110021Tel: +91 11 6118790 Fax: +91 11 6872305Email: consdelhi@france-in-india.org French ConsulateDattaprasad BuildingNaoroji Gamadia Cross RoadMumbai 400026Tel : +91 22 4950918 Fax: +91 22 4950318Email: consufra@bom3.vsnl.net.in
It is distressing and shocking that now the Embassies and Consulates have taken to the thrill of degrading and mocking the miserable captive elephants in the Capital. Please write to the French Consulate and Embassyby signing this online petition or mailing them below, that animal lovers are watching and are shocked at the insensitivity of senior officials to the plight of captive elephants, designated as wild animals by the law, in India.Himanshu Verma - cell no: +91 98182 10894French Embassy2/50E Shantipath, ChanakyapuriNew Delhi 110021Tel: +91 11 6118790 Fax: +91 11 6872305Email: consdelhi@france-in-india.org French ConsulateDattaprasad BuildingNaoroji Gamadia Cross RoadMumbai 400026Tel : +91 22 4950918 Fax: +91 22 4950318Email: consufra@bom3.vsnl.net.in
9th December,Saturday, 2006: 18 Rajdoot Marg, Chanakyapuri, Delhi. The new french consul Philippe Martinet and his wife, Benedicte Alliot, welcomed theirguests into their new house with a live pink elephant. The elephant, standing in the narrow driveway of their new house, stood for more than four hours without water or feeding with his mahout perched on his head using his hooked stick to keep the animal from moving.The elephant and mahout waited with similar glassy expressions and drained eyes while the glittering guests wound their way into a manicured lawn to an open bar, loud dj's urging guests to the dance floor. In the open driveway, the elephant swayed morosely, while the unnatural pink dripped off it and tears from its eyes.Trapped by the noise and clamour of a diplomat's party, the avante garde decor of the party designed by Himanshu Verma was offset by the medeival cruelty of an elephant chained to circumstance and seemed to epitomise the violence of stereotyping orientalism, evenas two countries try to carve a future governed by the principles of progress and modernity.Many organisations in India and abroad who are 24x7 working for the eradication of the already existing abuses for elephants which are being used as toys for entertainment by human beings in India have condemned this act by the French Embassy.Among them is Ms. Suparna Baksi-Ganguly, Co-founder& Trustee, CUPA & WRRC who has been working for the welfare and rights of Elephants in India for several years.http://www.cupabangalore.orgJoin us in voicing for the destitute Gentle Giants of India who have been used and abused by human beings for centuries. Your signatures and emails shall go a long way to make these people understand and respect animals better.Our Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi ( Bapu ) had said, " The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way it treats its animals".
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We signed the "SOS: Elephants are not 'Party Animals'" petition!
# 1,576:
1:53 pm PST, Feb 1, Cameron G., Massachusetts  Report Signature Report abuse
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# 1,575:
1:06 pm PST, Jan 20, Melissa MacDonald, California  Report Signature Report abuse
Please stop this horrible cruelty against the elephants. The time has come and has already come to display mercy and compassion toward all living beings.
# 1,574:
4:33 pm PST, Nov 17, Gabriela Zambrana, Bolivia  Report Signature Report abuse
Estos increíbles animales son parte de la inmensidad de la naturaleza y es en su habitat en donde deberian permanecer ...encerrarlos para distracción de la gente es absurdo y cruel
# 1,573:
10:48 am PDT, Sep 20, Janice Sturdy, United Kingdom  Report Signature Report abuse
STOP THIS CRUELTY OF THESE LOVELY ANIMALS, THEY ARE NOT TOYS!!!!!!!!!
# 1,571:
7:20 am PDT, Aug 17, Lyn Genders, United Kingdom  Report Signature Report abuse
this is wrong so wrong animals need respect and freedom so give to them now!!!
# 1,570:
2:21 am PDT, Aug 17, Polly Pagan, United Kingdom  Report Signature Report abuse
these magnificent creatures sre not toys.give them back thier frreedom and their dignity!
# 1,569:
1:23 am PDT, Aug 17, Angela Arkalakis, Greece  Report Signature Report abuse
It is barbaric and shocking to be uderestimating these poor creatures intelligence!!!!shame on you all!!
# 1,568:
2:04 pm PDT, Aug 7, Vicky Kontou, Germany  Report Signature Report abuse
No animal should be used for our entertainment. Elephants are living, beautiful creatures and deserve our respect and protection. Please let them free.
# 1,567:
1:11 am PDT, May 25, Katrin Finsterbusch, Germany  Report Signature Report abuse
STOP CRUELTY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
# 1,566:
10:07 am PDT, Mar 19, Sonali Billimoria, India  Report Signature Report abuse
Giant here, in the case of elephants... goes with gentle. These are gentle giant beautiful creatures. Please dont' play with nature and its beautiful creations... Humans will pay for it forever ahead in whatever life this human race lives for.
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11:22 pm PST, Mar 5, Jehanbux Amrolia, India  Report Signature Report abuse
Unnecessary Cruelty for amusement and profit of a few.Need to stop it immediately.
# 1,564:
11:22 pm PST, Mar 5, Jehanbux Amrolia, India  Report Signature Report abuse
Unnecessary Cruelty for amusement and profit of a few.Need to stop it immediately.
# 1,563:
11:19 pm PST, Mar 2, S Narayanan, India  Report Signature Report abuse
The practice of keeping wild animals captive and further demeaning them for human entertainment is outrageous. Please stop the cruelty now and give them back their freedom.
# 1,562:
3:09 am PST, Feb 23, Marie-france Zamblera, France  Report Signature Report abuse
Je suis contre le fait que des éléphants sont emprisonnés, maltraîtés et employés comme des animaux à nous faire amuser, rire !! NON !!
# 1,561:
3:05 am PST, Feb 23, Patrick Prout, France  Report Signature Report abuse
Les éléphants ne doivent pas vivres emprisonnés !!!!!!!!!!
# 1,560:
3:03 am PST, Feb 23, Caroline Prout, France  Report Signature Report abuse
Elephants are NOT 'party Animals' !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
# 1,559:
3:01 am PST, Feb 23, Name not displayed, France  Report Signature Report abuse
Stop !!
# 1,558:
3:00 am PST, Feb 23, Lucette Cabrilhac, France  Report Signature Report abuse
STOP CRUELTY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
# 1,557:
11:12 am PST, Feb 11, Angela Cobbler, South Carolina  Report Signature Report abuse
It's degrading!
# 1,556:
10:56 am PST, Jan 27, Arnaud Hussard, France  Report Signature Report abuse
stop
# 1,555:
5:40 am PST, Jan 16, Jennifer Flood, Connecticut  Report Signature Report abuse
Elephants, as all animals, should allowed to live as humans -- and not to be punished if they do not obey circus commands. Come on people, get a clue.
# 1,554:
6:38 am PST, Jan 5, Radhika Singh, India  Report Signature Report abuse
This is highly atrocious using our cute and majestic jumbos for the sake of entertainment!!!!!!I wonder how can people have fun at the cost of these gentle creature's suffering and call themselves civilised at the same time!!!! Have a heart guys...LIVE AND LET LIVE!!!!!Enough of 'beastliness' on your part...now try to be actually 'human & humane'!!!
# 1,553:
8:58 pm PST, Jan 4, CF Tseng, Taiwan  Report Signature Report abuse
Elephants are elephants. The only one that should be entertaining is human beings. Respecting their natural way of living is to respect ourselves. Please stop making a clown of ourselves by training these elephants to entertain. It's no fun at all. It makes people furious.
# 1,552:
10:32 am PST, Nov 15, CARMEN SANDER, Germany  Report Signature Report abuse
Stop the cruel !!!
# 1,551:
9:11 am PDT, Oct 13, Martina Gubler, Switzerland  Report Signature Report abuse
Stoppt diese sinnlose Quälerei! Tiere sind Lebewesen und keine Belustigung für den Menschen! Lasst den Tieren ihren Lebensraum und ihre Lebensqualität!
# 1,550:
2:58 am PDT, Oct 11, Name not displayed, Belgium  Report Signature Report abuse
Let these animals live their life as they should be able to live! Don't use/abuse them!
# 1,549:
12:37 pm PDT, Oct 2, Muriel Josserand, France  Report Signature Report abuse
Les éléphants doivent vivre libres !
# 1,548:
12:36 pm PDT, Oct 2, Marcelle Josserand, France  Report Signature Report abuse
Les éléphants doivent vivre libres !
# 1,547:
7:41 am PDT, Sep 25, Ans Perrault, Belgium  Report Signature Report abuse
I find it appalling that you participate in a game called 'elephant polo'. Elephants who take part in these games do not do so voluntarily, but are forced to participate through cruel training methods that inflict pain and fear. I urge youto enact a policy against elephant polo in the future!!
# 1,546:
12:19 pm PDT, Sep 14, Iryna Marroyen, Belgium  Report Signature Report abuse
that is not good...
# 1,545:
11:53 am PDT, Sep 14, Marc Marroyen, Belgium  Report Signature Report abuse
that is animal abuse
# 1,544:
6:12 am PDT, Sep 14, Roos Baert, Belgium  Report Signature Report abuse
stop
# 1,543:
6:12 am PDT, Sep 14, Kurt Van kleef, Belgium  Report Signature Report abuse
stop
# 1,542:
6:11 am PDT, Sep 14, Isabelle Pattyn, Belgium  Report Signature Report abuse
stop
# 1,541:
6:11 am PDT, Sep 14, Vanessa Callens, Belgium  Report Signature Report abuse
stop
# 1,540:
9:52 am PDT, Aug 27, Laura Templeton, Canada  Report Signature Report abuse
We don't kidnap and enslave humans to neglect, abuse, and condition them to do stupid things through fear. It's the same thing.
# 1,539:
10:26 am PDT, Aug 10, Linda Kloß, Germany  Report Signature Report abuse
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# 1,538:
8:42 pm PDT, Aug 7, Kelsey Barosay, Virginia  Report Signature Report abuse
everything
# 1,537:
6:55 pm PDT, Jul 28, Austin Kendall, Florida  Report Signature Report abuse
EVERYTHING!!
# 1,536:
7:28 am PDT, Jun 21, Nuntanit Bumrungsap, Thailand  Report Signature Report abuse
Elephants are suffering. They are feeling beings, not objects to be exploited. Please stop Elephant Polo now.
# 1,535:
9:56 am PDT, Jun 11, Jaime Trainer, West Virginia  Report Signature Report abuse
It is cruel and inhumane to take them from their natural habitat and put them into a lifestyle that they do not deserve. Their treatment is abhorrent to say the least and there is nothing more beautiful than seeing an elephant in its own natural surroundings.
# 1,534:
9:23 am PDT, Jun 1, Annelies Ooms, Belgium  Report Signature Report abuse
Animals have feelings too, stop the abuse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
# 1,533:
9:42 pm PDT, May 10, Nina L.Marrocco, Florida  Report Signature Report abuse
I am not entertained and more and more people like me are tired of seeing elephant's or any other creature used for entertainment and/or financial gain! Time to put an end to it.
# 1,532:
2:55 pm PDT, May 6, Lizzie Magalen, Iowa  Report Signature Report abuse
Stop the abuse
# 1,531:
6:30 pm PDT, Apr 29, Crystal Conklin, Arizona  Report Signature Report abuse
It's cruel.
# 1,530:
7:59 pm PDT, Apr 25, Washthe Hands, Portugal  Report Signature Report abuse
Peticoes a favor do ambiente, animais e criancas, assino todas!
# 1,529:
3:14 pm PDT, Apr 13, Daniel Manahan, California  Report Signature Report abuse
stop this abuse
# 1,528:
5:52 pm PDT, Apr 11, Anne Martinez, Arizona  Report Signature Report abuse
please see: the golden rule
# 1,527:
9:09 pm PDT, Apr 3, Richard T., Wisconsin  Report Signature Report abuse
Elephants belong in the wilds and more entertaining in open air zoos, than in a circus act.
# 1,526:
8:48 am PDT, Apr 3, THE PHOENIX, California  Report Signature Report abuse
IT IS ORDERED TO Philippe Martinet, SOS: Elephants are not 'Party Animals', Embassy of France in India, THAT HUMANITY SWIFTLY ENSUE THE ELEPHANTS AND OTHER ANIMALS THAT IS HEINOUSLY PUT THRU THESE TORTURES FOR SUBHUMAN ENJOYMENT. ANYTHING LESS WILL BE CONSIDERED NON COMPLIANT WITH COMPASSION SHOWN PROPORTIONATE TO THE COMPASSION YOU AND YOURS HAVE FREELY CHOSEN TO SHOWN THESE ANIMALS. EYE AM THE EYE
# 1,525:
1:43 pm PDT, Apr 2, Brenda Vazquez, Massachusetts  Report Signature Report abuse
What is wrong in using elephants for entertainment ?
# 1,524:
5:34 pm PDT, Apr 1, Sc McKinney, New York  Report Signature Report abuse
Elephants are very intelligent animals and they live a long time. They belong in the wild - not entertainment for man. Let these animals be the animals God intended them to be.
# 1,523:
5:10 pm PDT, Apr 1, Michael Rossignol, Canada  Report Signature Report abuse
What is wrong in using elephants for entertainment ?
# 1,522:
11:28 am PDT, Apr 1, Tina Chapman, France  Report Signature Report abuse
the answer is obvious, those who cannot see it are simply cretins
# 1,521:
7:02 am PDT, Apr 1, Stefania Loppo, Italy  Report Signature Report abuse
Would like you or your son to be used as entertainment for someone else? I bet not, so why does animals should be forced to entertain us? Think about it..
# 1,520:
7:42 am PDT, Mar 31, Stephanie Dumoulin, Canada  Report Signature Report abuse
How would you, a human being, like to be kept in a pen all your life and trained to do wierd things with your body for others' entertainment. And how would you like it if you did it wrong and got whipped. Worst of all, how would you like it if you didnt understand why this was all happening to you? Animals belong in the wild, just as we belong in our habitat.....
# 1,519:
9:44 pm PDT, Mar 30, BEVERLY BRYANT, Mississippi  Report Signature Report abuse
some are mistreated,some are badly beatened ,so arent feed right or at all.they need to be free.
# 1,518:
6:24 am PDT, Mar 30, Ken Schliesmann, Wisconsin  Report Signature Report abuse
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# 1,517:
6:52 pm PDT, Mar 29, Oshadie Korale, Singapore  Report Signature Report abuse
elephants are suppose to be in the wild not used for your entertainment.
# 1,516:
5:58 pm PDT, Mar 29, Deborah Cooper, United Kingdom  Report Signature Report abuse
Mistreating elephants is wrong!
# 1,515:
2:50 pm PDT, Mar 29, Meagan Moore, Australia  Report Signature Report abuse
elephants are not for your entertainment!!!! they are not yours for anything... LEAVE THEM ALONE...
# 1,514:
10:15 am PDT, Mar 29, Name not displayed, California  Report Signature Report abuse
Rednecks are disgusting. Whether it's throwing rocks at tigers, stabbing and torturing bulls or jeering and mocking threatened species they take absoute pride. Elephants are not funny. Beating animals is not funny. Torture is not funny. Slaves are not funny.
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9:34 am PDT, Mar 29, Brent Bartholomew, California  Report Signature Report abuse
it seem mankind,has become the animal, what ever happen to careing conpassion,how can anyone with feelings, hurt,or abuse, any wild or tame animal for there sadist pleasue. i thought this was the 21 century not the 12century we act more like the old days of roman and the slaaught of animals & people for entertainment .isjust sick.
# 1,512:
5:48 am PDT, Mar 29, Dawn Bolin, Ohio  Report Signature Report abuse
Elephants are no for entertainment
# 1,511:
10:26 pm PDT, Mar 28, Mary Zoglio, Florida  Report Signature Report abuse
they dont need to entertain use they are sweet animales and love people so stop this please
# 1,510:
10:08 pm PDT, Mar 28, Nikkita Rayner, Australia  Report Signature Report abuse
Elephants have feelings just like humans do
# 1,509:
9:43 pm PDT, Mar 28, Petra Luna, California  Report Signature Report abuse
Elephants are living, breathing creatures, deserving of good treatment. If "partying" is what they are exposed to, it is wrong. They are kind and exotic animals, not partiers. If you want a party, go to a frat house.
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2:44 pm PDT, Mar 28, Regina Marino, Connecticut  Report Signature Report abuse
Any animal shouldn't have to entertain people ,we should enjoy sharing this plant with them and let them live in their habitats and enjoy the chance to see them in the wild.
# 1,507:
12:12 pm PDT, Mar 28, Emma Mckerry, United Kingdom  Report Signature Report abuse
because elephants wernt put on this earth to perform they were put on this earth to be loved and respected just as us humans want to be
# 1,506:
10:21 am PDT, Mar 28, Heather Me, California  Report Signature Report abuse
No animal should be used for entertainment or to gain a livelihood from!
# 1,505:
10:00 am PDT, Mar 28, Ally Lier, Canada  Report Signature Report abuse
This is a shameful disgrace for respect of life.
# 1,504:
8:33 am PDT, Mar 28, Charles Chiusano, Florida  Report Signature Report abuse
Elephants were not put on this Earth for entertainment purposes. They are living creatures and should be allowed to live their lives free, the way it was really meant to be!!!
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6:36 am PDT, Mar 28, Bill McGlone, Connecticut  Report Signature Report abuse
Animals should not be used for human "entertainment"!!!
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