TORTURE OF BABY ELEPHANTS in Thailand
- av: Jenna Burrow
- mottagare: The target for this petition is The Honourable General Surayud ChulanonPrime Minister of Thailand
In Thailand, approximately 3,800 of the countrys estimated 5,000 endangered Asian elephants are in private hands. Most are used as tourist attractions in elephant camps where they are forced to perform circus tricks and give rides. PETA has uncovered the horrific torture that is routine in Thailands secret training camps. Still-nursing baby elephants are literally dragged from their mothers, kicking and screaming. They are immobilized, beaten mercilessly, and gouged with nails for days at a time. These ritualized training sessions leave the elephants badly injured, traumatized, or even dead.
We the undersigned, are asking you, the head of Thai government to
enact laws to prohibit the cruel treatment, confinement, and training of elephants and ban the use of elephants for commercial or entertainment purposes. The purpose of the law, we are asking, is to protect these sensitive, intelligent, and highly endangered animals from future abuse. With the numbers of elephants in the world dwindling, Thailand should be a role model for other countries in establishing and promoting elephant protection at home and abroad. Tourists would flock to Thailand to observe herds of elephants from a distance roaming freely in sanctuaries instead of performing circus tricks on command. As lovers of the animal kingdom, we are very concerned, thank you so much for you time and efforts.
