Elephant painting with the tears of pain and anger

Elephants do not know how to paint - it takes fear to make them position a paintbrush so precisely. The practice of making elephants perform such acts is exploititive and cruel.

Could you please share this video clip with as many people as you can - I know it's not very good but I was so angry when I saw the other videos that I had to respond quickly. When I get time I would like to tidy it up and include links to organisations that stand against this kind of practice.

With thanks, an elephant lover

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[elephantsdonotpaint]

Thankyou lotozzi. Generally elephants are revered in Thailand. So much infact that this week, during Wesak, they are given the privilege of carrying the relics of Buddha to temples.

[DannaKragt]

thats rediclous. Animals who are abused and tortured are scared of people and/or aggressive. If those elephants are being abused it would be unsafe for them to be in crowds of people, they would not be friendly and tame like they are. animals are much smarter than most people think, and enjoy the company of humans. these elephants wouldn't be painting of they didn't like it

[eggplnt]

Where is your evidence?

[cowboymachito]

I was actually thinking the same thoughts, that is to say, what have those animals been made to go through to do this stuff.

Everything in life requires training. Humans train to race, run, swim etc. We are not beaten to do this. Take a look at the video with the elephant painting poppies. What do you see in the trainers hand. Yes it's a stick with a spike on the other end....and before you say it, it's not there to simply heard the animal into position. Have we forgotten common sense?.

[ronaldoCheesetea]

If any of this facts is actually true, you should provide evidence. Without evidence we are just left to trust your word. And, of course, trusting the word of anyone without evidence is simply foolish so, please, provide evidence before making such assertions.

[iluvnaz]

but surely if the elephants didn't like it then they wouldn't do it ! cause you can't force an elephant to do something! besides i don't see what is so wrong with an elephant holding a stick with some paint on and moving their trunk...do you?

[samanthabritell]

I think you are very much incorrect. I spent time in Thailand at the Royal Elephant Conservation Project, working with the Elephants and Mahouts and helped teach baby elephants how to paint. They loved it! In fact, the elephants get to choose if they want to even paint -- some babies didn't like painting and when they showed displeasure they stopped and the mahouts never had them try it again. Those who did enjoy painting took to it on day one!

[tjjharris]

I cannot believe one can induce a porpoise do jump through a hoop if he's beaten about the head with a baseball bat for not doing so. Why is it you have such a predisposition to believe as you do? And tell us please, how one would go about abusing an elephant to induce it to pick up a paint brush, choose a color, envision an image, and begin to create it. sorry. I think you're in need of serious psychological counseling, lots of love, and abundant compassion.

[adamahuja]

If a piano teacher punches me in the face when I play a wrong note, does that make playing piano bad for me?

[kirstytd]

IF IT HELPS I HAVE WITNESSED THIS GO ON I DONT EXSPEACT PEOPLE TO BELIEVE ME BUT IT IS HERIFFIC WHAT GO'S ON AND SADLY SEEING IS BELIEVING! CHECK OUT THE OTHER ELEPHANT LADY FILMS AND THERE IS ONE THAT SHOWS THE TRAINING THAT TAKES PLACE.

[Bookfaerie20]

Kids who are tortured and abused as the grow up do not always become aggressive. They often become submissive. Animals live off of insitinct as much as thought. If they are taught from the time they are born that if they act out or rebel against their trainers, that they get beat and abused, then they learn not to express those attitudes. Animals all over the world are abused and tortured without rebelling against it cuz it is all they know. Animals can be brain washed as much as humans.

[LordSauceness]

Is their any solid proof that the elephants are beaten to be able to do this?

[mdjidara]

@DannaKragt do you think also that abused kids and wives and other people should be also agressive and affraid of crowds and other people?