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Picture Credit: www.tickle-and-the-ivories: Photo by Tim Deysel, 2001. What are we talking about? Elephant Polo in Action  
   

Picture Credit: www.tickle-and-the-ivories: Photo by Tim Deysel, 2001. What are we talking about? Elephant Polo in Action

Although the website www.tickle-and-the-ivories views the human experience of Elephant Polo as being fun and adventurous, it lacks is telling the story of what the elephants' experience may be. This is the point of this blog entry, for us to remember to consider how the animals may feel and experience our treatment of them.
Elephant Polo (Before You Go): Two sides of the debate; Do animals enjoy performing for tourists? The Asian Elephant and the impact of the tourist industry. Are the elephants enjoying these activities, such as Elephant Polo, as we are led to believe?

February 19th 2008
(Note: This article was picked up by Daylife (a New York based online news site) as a lead article on February 21, 2008: www.daylife.com/article/0h0EaaM9hzel4. They also have some past articles they have gathered from some other sites regarding the plight of the Asian Elephant and the pro/cons of elephants performing for tourists: www.daylife.com/search/articles/all/1?q=elephant+polo). El ... read more
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