Ontario Visited By... Elephants!

[Buslady]

stuff like this brings it back to the old controversy of large normally wild animals as silly circus performers. It's insulting to a beautiful creature to perform rediculous unnatural tricks for our pleasure.

[PipingPringle]

Originally Posted by Buslady

stuff like this brings it back to the old controversy of large normally wild animals as silly circus performers. It's insulting to a beautiful creature to perform rediculous unnatural tricks for our pleasure.

I tend to agree with you.. but I did watch another documentary once that was set in India (I think) where it was describing the bond that elephants and their trainers (They were actually calling each other brothers I think) The tradition was passed down and they would stay with their elephant all their life. Also, I saw another thing where the village needed the elephants for clearing brush, the elephants were highly valued components of their village life. So it seems that in some cultures have domesticated elephants? I'm no expert on this subject being that I vaguely remember seeing a couple documentaries, so correct me if I'm wrong ^_^
But what really bugs me the most is using unethical training methods or elephants kept in poor conditions that I saw in the 'rampaging elephants' video. It was horrible, they just went nuts.. One was even giving children a ride on it's back

[RAM BAM]

Sorry, this is a really bad joke and a groaner of a pun, but I have
to ask - "Did they pach them in?"

[Drtooth]

(Holds back urge to make bad puns such as "I hope they packed their trunks before they left" or "Let's address the Elephant in the room")

[NightwatchersOnlygirl]

Oh really that very odd

[RAM BAM]

Originally Posted by Drtooth

(Holds back urge to make bad puns such as "I hope they packed their trunks before they left" or "Let's address the Elephant in the room")

Thanks Drtooth, now I don't feel so bad!