Close up of a wild elephant at Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe. World Animal Protection campaign for wildlife to have the right to a wild life, with animals free from any form of exploitation, and able to thrive within abundant natural habitat that is humanely protected, for the benefit of all. Credit: World Animal Protection / Aaron Gekoski

End Elephant Suffering

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Right now, thousands of captive elephants around the world are trapped in lives of cruelty:

Chained, beaten, and forced to entertain tourists day after day.

They urgently need our help.

Will you help end the cruelty elephants face worldwide?

Family of Asian elephants in the wild; Shutterstock ID 2437985683; licensed for use globally in all media. Credit: Independent birds/ Shutterstock

€10 could help local communities build elephant-friendly venues

A wild elephant in Tsavo East national park in Kenya

€25 could help feed and care for elephants in sanctuaries worldwide

SES is situated on 900 rai (approximately 355 acres) in Phitsanulok province, Thailand, (about 400 km north of Bangkok) currently home to five elephants. Pictured; Sribua (left) and Gumrai (right). Credit: World Animal Protection / Adam Oswell

€50 could help fund vital research to return more elephants to the wild

Donate to protect elephants from a lifetime of cruelty

When you donate to save elephants, you join a global movement working to end this cruelty for good.

Donate to protect elephants worldwide. Together, we can help move the tourism industry away from cruelty, support sanctuaries where rescued elephants can finally rest, and return them to the wild where they belong.

Lotus' story: From tourist rides to second chances

When Lotus became too sick to keep carrying tourists, the people who profited from her work left her for dead on a roadside. Barely an adult, her body was already broken by a lifetime of giving rides over rough terrain, her feet riddled with untreated infections. Lotus survived, and today she lives at an elephant sanctuary alongside other rescued elephants, free to explore with her new friends.

Donate today to save elephants worldwide

Your support fuels work like our Elephant-Friendly Tourist Guide, helping travellers identify ethical venues, pushing the tourism industry to commit to positive action, and giving rescued elephants the lives they deserve.

Together, we can change what the future holds for elephants worldwide. Will you help us protect them?

We will use your donation where the need is greatest to protect animals, like those featured in this appeal, from cruelty and suffering.