ELEPHANT POLO: British singer writes to the Scotsman Editor

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Posted with permission. We remain very grateful to Ms Maria Daines for her

constant support and encouragement. Her role in this campaign has been

inspirational.

 

 

Re: http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1814172006

Dear editor,

 

regarding the topic of elephant polo, please could your readers consider

the fact that animals were not made to play sports, and certainly

elephants were not put on this earth to play games with people riding on

their backs, running after a tiny ball.

 

Elephant polo is not fun for elephants! It may be fun for the people

participating in the game but this selfishness to 'have a good time' at

all costs is very unfair on the creatures involved and I believe it should

be discontinued. If the organisers wish to raise funds for elephant

welfare there are many excellent organisations that would be willing to

enlighten them as to how this could be done immediately, and without

further cruelty to elephants taking place.

 

Kind regards,

Maria Daines

 

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