A group of elephants at a waterhole, some with trunks raised, in black and white photograph.

Elephants Suffer in Silence. It’s Time to Hear Their Voices.

Railing Against Elephants as Entertainment in the U.S.

“The Indian elephant is known sometimes to weep. Sir E. Tennent, in describing those which he saw captured and bound in Ceylon, says, some 'lay motionless on the ground, with no other indication of suffering than the tears which suffused their eyes and flowed incessantly'.”
- Charles Darwin, The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals

Person holding a leash near a large elephant lying down inside a wooden structure.

Our Work, At A Glance

Our Mission

Weeping Elephant Project rails against the use of elephants in entertainment, principally zoos and circuses, in the United States.

Our Goal

Our goal is to change public perception about the plight of captive elephants by educating potential attendees about the profoundly awful means by which circuses and zoos capture, train, treat, manage - and, ultimately, discard - elephants for our supposed entertainment.

Our Action

We use social media, opinion pieces, paid media, and collaboration with other organizations and individuals to educate the public about the plight of captive elephants.