![]() ![]() Three months later, in North Dakota, she attacked a circus employee. There were warning signs that it was not safe for her to continue performing: At a circus in Pennsylvania, she ran off through a parking lot. She was hauled around the country, chained for up to 22 hours a day and repeatedly beaten in what was ultimately a futile effort to make her submit. Tyke’s story is similar to that of other elephants forced to perform inane acts for human entertainment and commercial gain. Her tale is recounted through historical footage and interviews with people who knew her, including those who worked around her and those who sought to protect her and her fellow pachyderms. In 1973, a very young Tyke was wrested from her family in Mozambique and brought to the United States, where she was subjected to training by the Hawthorn Corporation and rented out to circuses. This riveting documentary tells the tragic story of Tyke, a wild elephant forced to live within the confines of circus life and perform tricks. Ending the Slaughter of Nonambulatory Pigs.State Wildlife Agency Contact Information.How to Communicate Effectively with Legislators.United States Legislative Information (external link).Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act.Farm Animal Anti-Confinement Legislation.Cetacean Anti-Captivity Legislation and Laws.Anti-whistleblower (“Ag-Gag”) Legislation. ![]()
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