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To make them submissive enough to give rides, perform in shows and allow other human interactions, baby elephants undergo a cruel training process called ‘the crush’.
To make them submissive enough to give rides, perform in shows and allow other human interactions, baby elephants undergo a cruel training process called ‘the crush’.
Around 3,000 elephants suffer in Asia’s tourism industry
This involves physical restraints, inflicting severe pain and withholding food and water, which breaks the animal’s spirit.
When elephants are not performing, they’re often chained up for hours on end. They endure awful physical and psychological torment.
At tiger selfie attractions, tiger cubs are handled and passed around by tourists multiple times a day.
When they’re not used for selfies, they’re typically chained up or kept in small, barren cages.
In Thailand alone, there are 33 tiger venues which house around 1,600 tigers. 17 of these venues are open to the public, and these keep around two-thirds of Thailand's captive tigers (1,000).
Heartbreakingly, they spend their entire lives in a space not much bigger than a swimming pool
Dolphins trapped in tiny pools
Millions of tourists visit dolphinaria to see dolphins do tricks and perform, but most are unaware of the cruelty these highly intelligent animals endure.
Many performing dolphins are captured in the wild. They're often chased by high-speed boats, then hauled on board or caught in nets.
For many, the stress is too much and they die during transportation.
