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How Elephants Travel Safely to Sanctuary
Crate Training
Elephants are never forced into transport. Sanctuaries use a gentle process called crate training, where elephants are introduced to a specially designed travel crate gradually, with positive reinforcement and treats. This ensures the elephant feels calm and safe before the journey.
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Click the button below to watch how crate training works.
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The Transport Crates
These custom-built travel crates are designed for safety and comfort. They allow the elephant to move, but keep them secure during transport. Ventilation, padding, and frequent stops ensure their well-being on the road or air journey.
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The Journey
Sanctuaries and transport experts carefully plan every detail of the journey. The elephant is monitored constantly, with access to food and water. Elephants often arrive calm and ready to explore their new life.
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Elephants are standing animals and only lay down for 2-4 hours at a time. They can easily stand for many hours in a crate once they are crate trained.
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Lucy’s Future Home
The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee has offered Lucy a home and even free transportation. Their team has decades of experience safely moving elephants from zoos and circuses to sanctuary. An elephant has NEVER died during their transport.
Lucy would no longer have to spend all winter indoors in a small cement barn, she can live in a warm humid climate with a herd of Asian elephants.
The elephant Sanctuary in Tennesse has 3060 acres of land for the elephants to roam.
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