Carnivals of Cruelty – Circuses and Zoos
Nosey the Elephant Needs Your Help!

2015 may be the “year of the elephant” more than any other year thus far. Most of us are now aware that elephants are on the brink of extinction. The poaching crisis death toll rises daily and we are exposed to the heart wrenching images of brutally murdered elephants with their faces hacked off for their tusks.

Less overt, but not necessarily less brutal, is the plight of captive elephants; enduring lifetimes of abuse, exploitation, isolation, violent ‘training’ practices and invasive breeding assaults – not to mention the decreased longevity related to the horrendous health problems associated with captivity.

Whether in zoos, circuses, or private collections, elephants can – and do – suffer silently and helplessly within physically and psychologically devastating captivity. Who some consider to be among be the most magnificent of animals, are forced to endure, or die from, some of the most demeaning of lives.

Too often, captivity is sold to the public as conservation with the selling slogan being, “to ensure the species’ survival.” In truth, zoos, circuses and collectors are consumers, more than preservers of elephants. Due to miserably failing breeding problems, zoos look to the wild to restock their dwindling captive elephant populations, therefore creating additional pressures on wild populations already threatened by habitat loss and illegal poaching. The sad truth is, when it comes to captivity, where there is a profit to be made, there is a lie to be sold.

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