Ichihara Elephant Kingdom — Attraction in Ichihara

This was the most horrible and saddest zoo I ever experienced!

The cages were extremely small, worn off and dirty and only consisted of concrete and metal. No plants or any other stimulation for the animals. Most animals looked malnourished and sick. In no enclosure we saw any food for the animals (except some dirty and dry bamboo for the capybaras, which had skin problems as well). The animals were desperately putting their claws and faces through the metal cages to get as much food by the visitors as possible. This is not normal behaviour! It looks like they are not fed enough so that they are more likely to accept food from visitors.

Other animals looked depressed, many had skin or eye problems or were running in circles like crazy all the time (especially one deer, and the zoo writes a description on a sign saying that the deer is running for "meditation". So it also miseducates people on purpose to make them believe that this behaviour is normal). It looked like you would imagine a zoo 100 years ago!

In youtube and other online resources one can also find videos how badly they treat the elephants, they are trained in a very cruel and violent way behind the scenes: Constantly hitting them and shouting at them, even until bleeding, with the poor baby elephants as well. The traces of this like blood they are hiding during the shows so the public cannot notice it.

There was news that some of the elephants died and others were in a bad condition just a few years ago.

But then they did crowdfunding to breed more elephants, which seems like a joke! If you cannot take good care of your other elephants already, why do you need more of them?

People should know about the bad conditions there and not support them to make even more animals suffer.

This place should be shut down completely and the remaining animals given to other places like proper sanctuaries where they...

Ichihara Elephant Kingdom is a elephant sanctuary in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It was opened in 1989 and is home to a herd of Asian elephants. The sanctuary offers visitors the opportunity to learn about elephants and their natural environment, as well as to interact with the animals.

The sanctuary is divided into two areas: the elephant enclosure and the visitor center. The elephant enclosure is home to the herd of elephants, as well as a pool and a feeding area. Visitors can watch the elephants from a viewing platform or walk through the enclosure on a guided tour. The visitor center has exhibits on the history of the sanctuary, the biology of elephants, and the work that the sanctuary does to protect elephants in the wild.

In addition to learning about elephants, visitors to Ichihara Elephant Kingdom can also interact with the animals. The sanctuary offers a variety of activities, such as elephant bathing, elephant painting, and elephant feeding. Visitors can also purchase souvenirs, such as elephant paintings and elephant figurines, at the sanctuary's gift shop.

Ichihara Elephant Kingdom is a popular tourist destination, especially for families with children. The sanctuary is open year-round and...

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