Help Animals Exploited and Abused for Tourist Rides

1. Urge Nepal to Ban Elephant 'Joyrides'

Elephants forced to give tourist rides are torn away from their mothers and physically and psychologically abused.

Urge the President of Nepal to ban elephant rides.

2. Help the Elephants Beaten Into Giving Tourist Rides in India

Trainers beat elephants with weapons and traumatise these gentle giants with a life of violence, routine chaining, exhausting work, untreated injuries, malnourishment, and dehydration.

Urge the Indian Minister of Tourism to put an end to this abuse.

3. Help the Donkeys of Santorini

On the Greek island of Santorini, donkeys and mules are forced to transport tourists up and down more than 500 steps – multiple times a day, every single day. Handlers deny them water and shade and beat them with sticks and whips.

Call on the Greek Minister of Tourism and the Mayor of Santorini to end cruel donkey rides.

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4. Call For a Ban on Horse-Drawn Carriages in Mallorca

Dozens of horses are forced to pull heavy tourist carriages through the busy streets of Mallorca’s towns. Many collapse from exhaustion – especially in the summer, when temperatures regularly reach 40 degrees.

Please urge Mallorca’s mayors to ban horse-drawn carriages.

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5. Horses and Camels Abused in Egypt While Officials Do Nothing

Camels and horses used for tourist rides at popular sites in Egypt are being beaten, hit on the testicles, and denied rest, while dead animals are dumped like rubbish. Despite their promises, the Egyptian government has done nothing to stop the abuse of animals at popular tourist sites.

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Cruel Training of Nepal Elephants Exposed

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Ram Chandra Poudel

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Dear Excellency,

I was shocked to learn that young elephants are torn away from their mothers, tied up, terrorised and beaten in order to train them to give "joyrides".

PETA India recently commissioned an investigation of elephant training camps and found horrific abuse. Young elephants are tied out of reach of their mothers while they struggle and cry. They are then tied tightly to poles while people surround them and terrify them by hitting them, prodding them with sticks and waving flaming torches in their faces, sometimes singeing their sensitive skin. The animals are forced to wear spiked cuffs on their legs so trainers can make them walk in a certain way, and they are beaten for "mistakes".

This behind-the-scenes abuse will continue as long as elephant rides remain legal. I urge you to take a stand against this cruelty by banning the use of elephants for rides and promoting the protection of elephants in wildlife sanctuaries instead. I also urge you to immediately pass legislation that would protect elephants from this abuse.

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More Ways to Help

Please, never ride an elephant, a horse, a donkey, a camel, or any other animal at a tourist attraction.
When you book a holiday, ask your tour company and hotel whether they promote such activities. If they do, explain why they should stop.
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