Elephant Polo objectives

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*A great deal has been written about the cruelty involved in the training of

performing animals, but in my view cruelty is not the central issue. Of

course, when it occurs, it is an abomination, but even if it can be shown

that only kindness is involved in the preparation of a particular act, that

still does not excuse it if the result is a ridiculously unnatural routine

for the species concerned.*

 

*To see a magnificent wild creature wearing a comic hat and carrying out

quasi-human actions is demeaning to the animal, even if it can be proved

that it is enjoying the process. It degrades it because it makes it into

something it is not. It reduces it to a caricature of humanity.*

* DESMOND MORRIS, ETHOLOGIST,

WRITING IN THE FOREWORD TO WILLIAM JOHNSON'S BOOK ,'THE ROSE TINTED

MENAGERIE', OXFORD 1990.*

 

On 10/12/06, debasischak <debasischak wrote:

>

> I think it's one of the scars in our culture that we have too high an

> opinion of ourselves. We align ourselves with the angels instead of the

> higher primates. — ANGELA CARTER

>

> -

> Dr John Wedderburn <john

> Thursday, October 12, 2006 8:10 pm

> Elephant Polo

> aapn

>

> > Usually, as Moderator, I stand back and let others do the arguing.

> > But I

> > need to join in the fray on this issue.

> > I fully understand the good intentions of those who have been

> > working to

> > introduce ankus-free polo matches. But the exploitation of these

> > magnificent beasts is unacceptable whether or not an ankus is used

> > on

> > the field.

> > The use of these wonderful animals for human entertainment is

> > absolutely

> > wrong in principle.

> > Ms Townend says, " the 15-20 private companies which hold polo

> > matches

> > in Jaipur every season ........... cannot be prevented at present

> > from

> > holding these matches. " I am sure Ms Townend would agree that if

> > they

> > could be prevented altogether that would be preferable to making

> > them

> > ankus-free.

> > I believe they can be prevented if everyone unites.

> > Let's unite!

> > John Wedderburn, Asian Animal Protection Network.

> >

>

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