Wild Animals are not Entertainment, Reiterates World Animal Protection
Feb 26, 2026
New Delhi [India], February 26: World Animal Protection has written to the American ambassador, to India, Honourable Mr Sergio Gor, after news reports and photographs indicate that he rode an elephant in Amer Fort/Haathi Gaon in Jaipur in Rajasthan. Whilst wholeheartedly appreciating the endeavour and initiative of the ambassador in promoting and honouring the beauty of the UNESCO World Heritage City of Jaipur, World Animal Protection has requested him to reconsider patronizing this activity that is not only cruel to captive elephants but also potentially risky in terms of zoonosis and aggression to the rider from the elephants. For more than two decades now, World Animal Protection has highlighted the unethical nature of these elephant rides and the cruelty inherent in capturing wild elephants, torturing them and making them amenable for entertainment activities like rides.
