Why Is Elephant Riding Unethical?

 

Elephant riding is unethical because some elephants are the victims of poaching and elephant riding is one of the methods for getting the ivory. There is a considerable amount of money involved in it, and the most important thing that we should consider is that elephants are living creatures, and we should not harm them in any way.

 

There are three reasons why elephant riding is unethical. One, elephants have feelings too, just like us; they cry when they get hurt or angry, and they can also feel pain when they get injured by chains. It is not kind to put them in such situations, which cause them to suffer greatly. There are several ways to make money from it, such as selling the ivory, selling the meat, selling tickets to see the elephants in captivity, selling trinkets made from ivory, etc. These are all reasons why it is wrong to do so. The elephant should not be treated as a mechanical object. To ride an elephant is to make it think it is just a machine moving across a field.

 

There are other problems too:

 

• Elephant rides are often dangerous for the elephant, who may fall, get injured, or die.

 

• Elephants do not like to be touched by humans. Nor should elephants be felt by humans for fear of receiving "mind-contamination."

 

• Elephants should not be ridden because they are sacred and majestic creatures that deserve respect.

 

Elephants are intelligent creatures. They have long memories and sophisticated culture to teach their young things, such as how to get food or how to fight. Elephants even have a written language. Elephants are intelligent and aware of their surroundings. They also can learn, so it is not unreasonable to expect that some elephants might be trained for riding in the wild. Some people think it is wrong to do this. Elephants have never been tamed. They are wild animals because they do not know they are tame and are not tame. After all, elephants do not know they are wild.

 

FAQ

 

1. What makes riding an elephant unethical?

A person's weight all day can cause permanent spinal injuries to an elephant's spine, as its spine cannot support the importance of a person. 

 

2. What is the life expectancy of elephants?

Asian elephants tend to live 48 years on average. African elephants tend to live for 60 to 70 years on average. 

 

3. Is it necessary to protect elephants?

The forests and savannas that elephants inhabit have rich biodiversity, and they maintain these ecosystems for other species. 

 

4. Can elephants be ridden ethically?

There are no ethical elephant rides.

 

5. How do elephants feel about being ridden?

Though elephants are enormous and humans only make up a small percentage of their body weight, they are not physically fit to carry people and a howdah (a type of saddle) on their backs.