Fern County Fair : Don't Use and Abuse Elephants for Entertainment
Evidence of this can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYjrjQ_SGAk
Further methods of aiding the elephants and the cause can be found here: http://www.ad-international.org/animals_in_entertainment/go.php?id=3034&ssi=11
Respect your fellow Earth-dwellers and prevent such action.
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"To many, it looks like harmless fun, but elephants pay a heavy price for the few minutes of entertainment they provide when performing in circus shows, giving rides, or making appearances at parades, weddings or other events. Most of us marvel at the majesty of wild animals and I can understand why people want to see animals like elephants up close. But isn’t it especially tragic when animals are suffering and being abused simply to entertain us?"- Bob Barker
Elephant rides have recently been abandoned by the boards of several events after viewing ADI evidence, including the Orange County and LA County Fairs and Santa Ana Zoo, illustrating how, if event organizers are given the facts and understand the cost to the animals, they will say “no” to the suffering.
Jan Creamer, ADI President: "We believe that once people see how these animals suffer behind the scenes, they will not endorse such cruelty. We realize an elephant walking around a small enclosure giving rides looks like a bit of harmless fun, but it takes a vicious training regime to get these wild animals to be so quiet and compliant in public. We know that event organizers will be shocked and will agree that these rides and appearances bring shame on their event."
As Bob Barker concludes: "It really isn’t harmless fun, and it’s time it stopped."