Elephant in the Room, Elephants main food of source is Human garbage, Santa Barbara Zoo, Gajraj, Raju, Sujatha, Little Mac, Nosey’s Law is Headed to Gov. Murphy’s Desk & it's Been 1 Year Since Nosey Arrived at The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee!
Nosey's Law (A1923/S1093) just passed in the New Jersey Assembly, and it's now
headed to Gov. Phil Murphy's desk. This first-of-its-kind bill would ban the use
of wild and exotic animals in circuses and other traveling acts in the state, so
we need your help to make sure the Governor signs it into
law.
Wild animals exploited in traveling shows live in constant
confinement, are carted from city to city, and are trained using fear and
coercion.The legislation is named in honor of Nosey, an elephant who was
forced to give rides at fairs in New Jersey despite having painful arthritis.
Authorities in Alabama finally seized Nosey last year and placed her in a
sanctuary, where she's recovering from years of abuse—but there are so many
other wild animals still caged, chained, and suffering in traveling acts who
need you.
Please send a polite e-mail to Gov. Murphy at constituent.relations@nj.gov or fill out this form. Tell him that you're a constituent and that you support Nosey's Law (A1923/S1093), which would ban the use of wild animals in traveling acts in New Jersey.
Here are a couple of talking points:
Please send a polite e-mail to Gov. Murphy at constituent.relations@nj.gov or fill out this form. Tell him that you're a constituent and that you support Nosey's Law (A1923/S1093), which would ban the use of wild animals in traveling acts in New Jersey.
Here are a couple of talking points:
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They pose a threat to public safety, too. After years of beatings, some elephants have bolted from circuses, run amok through streets, damaged property, and harmed members of the public.
Dreams can become reality — and the Field of Dreams has officially opened! It's been two long years of acquiring land, building bigger enclosures, and clearing some nature trails, but elephants can finally start calling this home! Raju and Gajraj recently became the very first residents of this beautiful new neighborhood, and we're pretty sure they're enjoying themselves.
Gajraj strolls along his new beach
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Thank you for helping us bring care, housing, and love to Raju, Gajraj, and the many other elephants who will call this beautiful place home. Because of you, the Field of Dreams is now reality!
Here’s a picture of where elephants should be living:
Here’s a picture of where elephants are currently living:
As a result of human activity and habit loss, these majestic creatures in Sri Lanka have been forced from their luscious homes to a landfill.
6 elephants from this herd have already died as a result of consuming this human waste. And countless more are suffering.
We’ve seen horrible things before, but this is absolutely atrocious.
These poor elephants were fried by power lines while searching for food.
This NEVER would have happened if humans hadn’t destroyed their habitat and forced them to travel farther and father just to eat.
This NEVER would have happened if humans hadn’t destroyed their habitat and forced them to travel farther and father just to eat.
More and more humans are paving forest areas, forcing elephants to stray into villages and towns where there are dangerous power lines.
If we do nothing, more elephants like this little guy could suffer an excruciating death by electrocution. That means more elephants wiped off the face of the earth due to human hands.
If we do nothing, more elephants like this little guy could suffer an excruciating death by electrocution. That means more elephants wiped off the face of the earth due to human hands.
Portugal Announces Ban on Using Wild Animals in Circuses
"Wild animals have no place in the circus.”
Circus animals are subjected to harsh living conditions and regular torture as part of their training regimens. Countries around the world are taking action to stop this abuse and you can join us in taking action on this issue here.
Portugal became the latest country to ban the use of wild animals in circuses on Wednesday, according to Agence France Presse.
The ban will take effect in 2024, at which point circus owners will have to hand over their wild animals to be placed in wildlife sanctuaries or other accommodations that more closely resemble natural habitats. Owners are encouraged to register their wild animals with the government ahead of time in order to receive financial aid.
"Wild animals have no place in the circus," Bianca Santos, vice president of the AZP local animal rights group, told AFP. “People should be able to enjoy themselves without animals suffering.”
Portugal’s law covers more than 40 species, including tigers, elephants, and lions, and it comes after years of similar prohibitions in Europe and elsewhere.
A local industry group told AFP that the development will “contribute to the disappearance of the business."
More than 40 countries including Mexico, Greece, and Singapore have passed similar bans in recent years.
In 2017, Italy joined the club, affecting more than 100 circuses.
Major circus brands such as Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus have been following suit by phasing out the use of certain animals, including elephants.
These efforts are driven primarily by grassroots campaigns following greater awareness of the living conditions of circus animals.
Many circus elephants, for example, are culled from the wild, and shipped to training facilities where they undergo rigorous training that involves “deprivation, pain, and negative reinforcement.”
Their daily lives involve being tortured by bullhooks, electric cattle prods, ropes, and fireplace pokers to get them to contort into difficult positions and memorize difficult movements.
Other circus animals undergo similar training regimens and are subjected to lives of constant travel, while confined in metal cages.
“Wild animals, even if they're born in captivity, retain all their natural instincts, which are completely thwarted when they are trapped in small cages and shuttled from city to city in trucks and trailers,” Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, told National Geographic.
In recent years, measures have been taken to improve the lives of circus animals in Portugal, but animal rights groups have argued these incremental steps distract from the root problem of animals inherently being abused while kept in captivity for human entertainment
"Parliament has finally realised that larger cages, stricter rules and more controls were not the solution for the problems of these animals, who were reduced to mere puppets, deprived of their dignity," Portuguese lawmaker Andre Silva told AFP.
Animal rights groups applauded Portugal’s announcement on social media.
Fantastic news: #Portugal has passed a new law banning the use of wild animals in circuses! Taking effect in 2024, in the meantime circus owners will have to register their animals to facilitate plans to rehome them #stopcircussuffering #circusban
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Grieving Zoo Elephant to Sanctuary Before it's Too Late! We
are deeply saddened by the death of Sujatha, an Asian elephant at the Santa
Barbara Zoo who was euthanized in October. Sujatha is survived by Little Mac,
her constant companion of 46 years, who is now the sole remaining elephant at
the zoo. With just days until another zoo makes an assessment of Little Mac, we
need to speak out immediately to get her to sanctuary instead of another
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