Dumba in Germany, finally far away from life on the road

Under pressure from FAADA in Spain, us in France, and with the support of Free The Wild, led by Cher along with members of the public from around the world, the touring life is over for Dumba! And she is no longer alone. Surrounded by other elephants, she is nevertheless still exploited. Our investigators went to see her twice in a kind of permanent circus, near Hamburg in North Germany, since her arrival there at the end of February.

Her living conditions at Elefantenhof Platschow are far from good. In fact, the place is managed by circus artists and she has to take part in routines for an unaware audience or pose for souvenir photos. Because there are non-stop visits and celebrations of all types (birthdays, marriages…) being organised, where popcorn is sold and people get on the elephants, training is ever-present and compliance is constant.

The photos and videos that our investigators reported have made it possible to understand her conditions of confinement. The legal proceedings are therefore underway in France and Germany. There is no question of throwing in the towel or giving up on Dumba! Her place is in a sanctuary, for example at Elephant Haven, our partner in France where we have a place reserved for her, certainly not in a settled circus where she remains exploited and threatened with a stick.

Translated from the French by Joely Justice

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BRAVO pour tous les efforts que vous déployez afin que les animaux prisonniers de celles et ceux qui les exploitent puissent, enfin, vivre libres loin de leurs bourreaux. J'espère que DUMBA pourra vivre libre après toutes ces années de souffrance.

Comment les gens aujourd'hui, avec toutes les infos qui circulent (pétitions, réseaux sociaux...), se maintiennent-ils encore dans une ignorance qui fait du tort aux animaux ? Je crois qu'il n'y a pas pire sourd que celui qui ne veut pas entendre et pas pire aveugle que celui qui ne veut pas voir ; c'est désespérant même navrant!!!

Merci des efforts que déployez pour eux. Ils le méritent. La souffrance animale est insupportable sous toutes ses formes et les soi-disant êtres humains qui les maltraitent le font sans scrupules, sans remords et je n'évoque pas ceux qui font cela par plaisir. Bon courage à tous et encore merci.
Stéphane