This raw footage shows an elephant in chains, her ears sore from being hit with a bullhook, for the purpose of giving tourists an elephant ride. To make elephants submit to giving rides, they are taken from their mothers when babies and forced through a horrific training process known as ‘the crush’. Restrained in a small cage, beaten and abused until their spirits are broken so they accept a person riding on their back, the great trauma elephants endure during the breaking process stays with th

[Warning: strong images] This is the hidden reality of elephant shows and interactions. In order to become submissive to humans, young elephants often endure training that’s nothing short of torture. We must end this. Join our movement to protect wild animals: bit.ly/Elephant_crush_exposed | World Animal Protection UK

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