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[Ed. Note: Animals are not "actors" who choose their roles. They are used for profit by animal abusers. Period. Another way to take action - Tell Santa Ana Zoo And Mayor: No More Elephant Rides, Ever!]

FROM  Animal Defenders International (ADI)

Video released May 7, 2011, by Animal Defenders International shows the elephant that appears alongside Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson in the new film Water for Elephants, being beaten and electric-shocked during training.

Read Movie Star Electric Shocked - Water For Elephants.

Water for Elephants, a romantic drama set in a 1930s animal circus in the USA, starring Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson, is premiering all over the world this month, with the London Premier last Tuesday. But the biggest star of the film is 42-year-old Asian elephant Tai, who plays Rosie, supplied by the performing animal supplier Have Trunk Will Travel, of California.

ACTION

What You Can Do

• Please contact ADI today and find out how you can speak up for Tai and all animals being abused in the entertainment industry. If you live in the UK, please contact info@ad-international.org and/or if you live in the U.S. please contact usa@ad-international.org and ask for a Water for Elephants Letter Writing Pack.
• Boycott this film and tell your family and friends to take a stand against animal cruelty by only supporting films without animal actors.
• Leaflet moviegoers at a theater near you to educate them about the abuse of Tai and other performing animals. Contact ADI to order leaflets.
• Contact your local theater with a copy of the DVD we can provide you, and politely ask them to make the right choice and stop showing the film.
• Contact ADI for a letter writing pack with sample letters to Water for Elephants actors and movie makers, and sample letters to the editor to help you raise your voice for Tai and the other animals abused for entertainment.
• Write a letter to your local paper about Tai’s abuse and educate the public that animal suffering is never romantic and it is never entertainment. (Sample letters available in our letter writing pack.)
• Contact the Director and Producer and politely ask that they make Water for Elephants the last film they will use live animal actors. (Contacts and sample letters available in our letter writing pack.)
• Share the link to the video on your Facebook and other social networking sites, to spread the word to family and friends.

Thank you for everything you do for animals!