Anne the Elephant

its so cruel. iv signes and sent it on to 7 others. let her free and i agree with everyone else

He must be making loads of money then - disgusting! i would have thought that the law would be on the side of the RSPCA and Born free though - and Born free have even offered him money, which was very generous of them I´d say after the way he´s treated that poor elephant xx

i dont know why the rspca wont step i and take her ( they should do after all she is suffering )
born free have offred bobby roberts money for anne so they can set her free but as of yet he hasnt accepted thare offer

Can´t the RSPCA just seize her and take her to a sanctuary? after all if someone is neglecting a dog, they remove them and take them to their shelters don´t they? I know an elephant is a lot bigger than a dog or cat - but surely the principle is the same, and that elephant is suffering isn´t she? xx

thanks vicky

same here liz

i have just signed it what a cruel man if u can call him a man

I can not think of anything to say that doesn´t contain bad language so I won´t say anything else!!!! That man Grrrrrrrrr!!!!!!

as with everything it comes down to money the owner bobby robet´s makes a lot of money from her at the intervel when the public are allowed to have thare piccy taken with her she nothing more than a money maker

I just wish he could be made to let her go. My heart breaks thinking about her in pain and all that suffering but WHY??????

lets hope so hunny she NEEDS to be free

That man sounds one vile excuse for human life.
I am pleased that people are behind her and I hope it won´t be too long now before she is set free

i found this }
Helen Worth, Born Free Patron and elephant-lover who has seen video footage of Anne at Bobby Roberts Super Circus, said, “I’m desperately worried about Anne the elephant. She’s living on her own, with no companions of her own kind. It breaks my heart to think of her in such conditions.”

As recently as 2000, Bobby Roberts Super Circus kept 3 Asian elephants, which used to perform to entertain the public. Janie and Beverley, Anne’s former companions, have since died. Although Anne no longer performs tricks, she travels with the circus and has recently been used during the circus interval as a photographic prop for £4 a photo.

Leading elephant conservationists from the Elephant Trust condemn the use of elephants in circuses, stating that “no captive situation can provide elephants with the space they need for movement or with the kind of social stimulation and complexity that they would experience in the wild.” Elephants are highly complex, intelligent and social animals and in the wild roam over large distances each day.

The Born Free Foundation wants to see an end to the keeping of wild animals in circuses. Animals such as Anne should not have to endure extensive travel, prolonged restraint and enforced close confinement as well as the stresses of the circus environment. Unfortunately it seems unlikely that she can return to her native Sri Lanka, but we are calling for all options for her retirement to be explored to achieve a more appropriate lifestyle that will better meet her physical and psychological needs.

Born Free is asking Mr. Roberts to take heed of the new Animal Welfare Act, and is repeating its call to end Anne’s touring days and to retire her to more suitable conditions as a matter of urgency. The Foundation has repeatedly offered to discuss Anne’s retirement with Mr. Roberts but to no avail.

PLEASE SIGN THE PETTION AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE TO SET ANNE FREE !!

i would love to see her free at last

Oh bless you Noo´s its really heart breaking stuff I know one day lets just hope that she´ll know what freedom feels like before its too late!!!!

i wish i had gone and said something
i saw her outside the tent

hope she is left to freedom in a santury

:-(

i just found out anne was in a in the circus in wales
i rember the name bobby robberts so the one i saw was anne

Thanks noo´s signed and left an message...

Oh wow at least she putting her time to good use!! i think it wa last year I saw her on there about Anne.

it not on you tube if it is i carnt find it

he is a nice lady i was her on gmtv she was with born free wonting a lion to be free

it was a while ago now but was defo on this morning as I remember thinking what a nice lady she seemed so involved.

yes it is i hope he lets her be free soon
thares a vid on you tube of anne
i was trying to find that interview liz

Yeah she was on this morning its so sad isn´t it

i didnt know that hun

Have just signed and e-mailed it onto some more people too.
I heard about this a while ago and if anyone watched corrie??? The lady who plays Gail Platt has been on the tv campaining for Anna too she is a huge supporter of born free and seems like a raslly nice lady so good on her!!!!

I have read about Anne before and it is very sad for her to spend her life in captivity

After reading about that poor elephant it really upset me, I hope it´s not too long before she is rescued xx

no worries hunny

signed it - thanks Noo´s for putting the link on this page x

I´ve signed

no wories hunny xx

Thanks Noos for putting the link up Im no good at doing that lol.

Signed.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/55yr-old-Elephant-in-Circus