Former circus elephants get spacious new home in Florida

[Demovictory9]

[orleans]

1. loved it. thank you nt

[littlemissmartypants]

2. ❤ nt

[ailsagirl]

3. They should all be freed

I just wish circuses and the like would cease using animals. It is not our place to decide these exotic animals should suffer, regardless of how much money they bring in. We don’t own them!!

Sorry - I always become upset when people use and abuse animals.

[Demovictory9]

4. I think the animal based circuses are just about gone. Barnum and Bailey/ringling Bros shut down

[ailsagirl]

6. Thanks for reminding me of this

I recall now that circuses without animal acts are few and far between. Thank heaven.

[Fla Dem]

5. Something good in Florida.

Very happy for the elephants.

[Niagara]

7. Kicking for visibility!

For years, it made me angry that elephants were being mistreated. They were zapped with cattle prods, hit, yelled at, their hairs were singed off with blow torches and who knows what other forms of abuse these majestic creatures had to endure. I've been trying to educate other people for years exactly how elephants are "trained".




I'm so happy to see this group enjoying their retirement. I truly hope the days of animal abuse for human entertainment is done for.



*Trigger Warning* This video is upsetting and was uploaded in 2007 exposing a Ringling Brother's/Barnes Circus. I have no idea what year it was filmed.