Thousands of elephants are being abused for entertainment around Asia, according to a new report by the international non-profit animal welfare organization, World Animal Protection. In conjunction with World Elephant Day which was just celebrated on the 12th of August, we speak to Dr. Jan Schmidt-Burbach, a Senior wildlife and veterinary advisor at World Animal Protection about these troubling findings, and we also discuss the importance of putting a stop to the practice of exploiting elephants for entertainment.

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Tags:  The Bigger Picture,  Earth Matters,  Elephants,  Asian elephants,  #UniteForTheHerd,  Ecotourism,  World Animal Protection,  World Elephant Day,  Animal Abuse,  Animal Poaching,  Wildlife Poaching,  CITES,  IUCN