Currently, there are approximately 2500 elephants in India that are help in captivity by private owners.  Most of these elephants are poorly cared for and suffer from blindness, severe foot problems, abscesses and crippling physical injuries.  Many of these elephants are also geriatric or over the age of 50, yet are still required to work.

The vast majority of these elephants were born in the wild and were captured, only to live out their lives toiling in an urban environment.   Elephants are very strong and usually end up being restrained by heavy chains.  They are also highly intelligent and very emotional animals and develop serious psychological problems from being forced to live in captivity.  This is often expressed with head bobbing and continuous swaying.  

Eliminating private ownership of elephants will help prevent elephants from being caught in the wild and then sold into captivity.  It will also stop the fraudulent selling of elephants between individuals that happens on a regular basis.

Asian elephants are endangered, now more then ever before they need our protection.  Please take action now to protect the remaining wild elephants and to ensure that elephants do not suffer in captivity.