Captive elephants
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The issue of captivity for elephants is as enormous as the animals themselves, though it is often treated more like the elephant in the room. The effects of captivity on elephants are profound; in zoos, circuses, and other confined situations they experience physical disease and mental suffering. Due to their complex physical, social, emotional, and psychological needs, elephants are one of the least suitable candidates for captivity. This raises unavoidable questions about whether it is ethical to hold any individual elephants captive, especially when considering elephants’ extensive capabilities and how they are unable to fully realize them in captivity.
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Comparable situations to those in tourist venues exist for logging, temple, and circus elephants.
“There is little doubt that comparable situations exist for logging (54), temple (55, 56), and circus (57) elephants as well.”
From Comparison of animal welfare assessment tools and methodologies: need for an effective approach for captive elephants in Asia (2024) · cites this paper as [57]
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- Authors
- Doyle, C.
- Corresponding author
- Doyle, Catherine
- Venue
- The Ethics of Captivity
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Published
- 2014-05-23
- Pages
- 38-56
- OpenAlex
- W4252916871
- Cited by
- 6
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Oxford University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Social Sciences › Law › Animal Law and Welfare
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Environmental Philosophy and Ethics
- Keywords
- captive elephants, animal welfare, zoos, circus, animal ethics, animal cognition, animal sentience, psychological suffering, physical illness, animal rights
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