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Lawsuit: Chronic and repeated chaining violates the Endangered Species Act. I can barely sit still in my seat during a flight. Imagine being chained for 100 hours!

Don’t Think of an Elephant is a book by George Lakoff that is seemingly not about elephants. Nevertheless, this book is an important resource for elephant advocates. Find out why.

Some of the topics covered: Taming, training, trauma / Conservation, culture, compassion

This documentary film highlights both the cultural and ethical issues raised by the practices of working and “performing” elephants in Thailand’s urban centers. The stories of individuals take the film beyond essentialist views of elephants and of human-elephant relationships - be they cruel and exploitative or supportive and kind.

We read the story of their elephant family and the elephant lives the lead in a world that they share with other animals and the humans who come after them and sometimes murder them.

The latest in the Month of Elephants series is a short and sweet video clip to enjoy this Saturday.
TheHour presents a segment on elephant emotion and psychology

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Does the video raise questions for you? What about an emotional reaction. I cried while Scott described his emotional exchange with Winkie, and then felt grateful that [...]