As elephants are trained

In contrast to the theme animal attack on the trainer should look at our cruelty to them.

Ringling Bros. Circus famous for its number of elephants. Spectators happy children laugh ... and no one knows what terrible means these poor animals are taught tricks. In this sad issue are pictures of the process of training young elephants, workers resorted to the circus. Photos amateur camera made by one of the former employees of the circus, which has bothered to look at this mess





When the main training is over, it begins a full workout, which lasts for 1-2 hours twice a day.



Elephants tied ropes around the legs and tied a chain to the other elephants. Henceforth any movement, any instinct and any natural behavior of the elephant will be suppressed under the clear eye of the trainer and persuasive power of his whip.

Warning!
Continued for the faint of heart.



Subtracting elephants from their mothers, circus workers tied them for all four feet to the concrete floor. Elephants are not allowed to play outdoors. Sitting on a leash for the young and curious elephant so much time (up to 23 hours a day) is simply intolerable and dangerous.



Often elephants endure painful lessons from attempts to resist tighten their ropes on the feet. Sometimes, their resistance can last for several months, after which they give up.



Elephant tied to another adult elephant and are walking together in the barn.



The famous "elephant conservation center" in the Ringling Bros. Circus actually - camp where torturing the poor elephants, to teach them to perform silly tricks in the circus.



During such procedures elephant constantly screaming and suffering.



Already many people know how to actually train the animals to perform at the circus Ringling Bros. But no one and did not take.



Managing circus Gary Jacobson holds an electric shock in the right hand. Management circus stated that they use electric shocks only as a means of protection, but these pictures tell a different story



Training methods used by Gary Jacobson, include the use of electric shock, male power and humiliation.



Elephant bind and forced to take the correct position.



Elephants cry when they are forced to sit on twine, knocked to the ground and beaten with electric shock.



Such brutal "training classes" are held in secret, they do not know about other people, not to mention government agencies.



This photo elephant taught to go on command.



Circus said that all the tricks - only improving natural abilities of elephants, and that they use only the voice and promotion during dressirovok. In these photos you can see which "encourage" uses the circus.



Raising an elephant in the circus - is like to raise a child in prison



Gary Jacobson uses the hook to elephant learned to keep up the trunk



These stick with a hook was made by one of the employees of the circus, which subsequently decided to tell the truth about where he had worked.



In the area where the wire training, no one is allowed, and it is fenced by an opaque fence.



Teach the elephant to stand on his head.



As a result of brutal training elephants learn to sit, lie down, stand on his head, on his hind legs, trunk lift, kick a ball and other tricks.



Training - just a method of motivation, "- says the circus Ringling Bros.



Is it similar to the "motivation»?



The circus did not admit their mistakes. Manager said that the elephant "gives them to know when he is ready to move on to another, Bole high level of socialization».