Free Report: May

Topic: Captive Elephant

Elephants and humans have had and continue to have a remarkable relationship. Many countries histories, religions, and cultures, particularly in Asia, have captive elephants. Elephant capture and taming began more than 4,000 years ago in the Indus Valley, and people have continued to catch, train, and work them ever since. The word "domesticated" is frequently applied to captive Asian elephants, but this is an incorrect application of the term. Elephants in captivity are tamed, not domesticated.

True domestication involves several generations of isolated breeding from wild populations, resulting in genetic adaptability to living in the company and service of others. Captured elephants were once taken to battle and used for heavy logging and construction labor, but machines supplanted them after the industrial revolution. Elephants are now primarily taken and/or maintained in captivity for our enjoyment. Around 15,000 to 20,000 captive elephants exist around the world, with the majority of them living in terrible conditions.

Captive elephants are also confined in small enclosures in zoos, employed as gimmicks in promotions and marketing, employed to transport visitors on safari or to entertain them by playing football or polo, paraded in the streets for ceremonial and begging, and chained in the sun at temples. A rising number of individuals and organizations are dedicated to improving the lives of captive elephants through rescue, sanctuary, and reintroduction to the wild, as well as public education

Captive held animals live awful condition of their life. However, we can also comfort their life while being captive. The override, overdrive and even overload is what I think the animal should be free of. The hygienic condition of an elephant should be taken of prime importance and help them to live away from languished life. Also we can periodically check the health of animals. I believe that regular health service should be provided to captive elephants by wildlife veterinarians. Abuse of an animal in any form must be stopped.

 During the pregnancy of an elephant, the different diet schedule must be recommended to the owner. As it feeds upon the large amount of foods, fodder and water, the nutrition of foods can be maintained by recommending owner to give the food, fodder having high palatability and nutritive value. The concerned authority should focus and work on improving the life standard of captive elephant.

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