?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

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

Learn more about our mission, and join us in advocating for captive elephants.