Kim Kardashian Sparks Outrage After Posting Awful Photo Of Elephant ‘Sanctuary’

Social media ‘star’ Kim Kardashian has caused a hurricane of controversy surrounding her recent tweet which showed her at what she described as an ‘elephant sanctuary’, but people aren’t convinced by the supposed ‘sanctuary’.

(Source: Twitter)

The photo cause people to rightly question what sort of sanctuary would allow people to ride the elephants or tie up the elephants with ropes, pointing to the fact that this was no sanctuary at all as riding elephants is wrong regardless of the context, just like tying them up with ropes.

The images caused even some of Kim Kardashian’s devoted fans to point out her glaring mistake. with one user ‘Liz J‘ replying:

“Kim I love you, but please research some of the issues with these so called sanctuaries! So many people innocently visit these places without knowing how the animals [are] treated!”

(Source: worldanimalprotection.org)

Other replies included:

@Racilae – “it sure would be much nicer without a rope around their neck & a man sitting on their head.”

@Jessicaat23 – “I love Kim K and she looks incredible here but I’m fuming with this photo.”

And the simple to the point statement, “Disgraceful” by @janconwaytwitty

The problem for me with this photo, however, is not only that she is promoting a place where it’s speculated that the elephants may be being abused, but it also highlights another issue. The fact that celebrities think that they can use charitable ideas to sway public opinion towards them and make them appear like better people is a profoundly dangerous one; not only because it spreads misinformation, such as here where Kim has clearly not done her research, but it undermines real charity work and propagates the contemporary ideology that being seen to do something is more important than actually doing something.

This is also not the first time that Kim Kardashian has been in trouble for this, after this confrontation with Downton Abbey star Peter Egan who described Kim’s photos as showing ‘ignorance’ and ‘a lack of care’ late last year:

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Kim’s sycophantic motives aside, the idea that simply because you’re at a place which may genuinely help rescue elephants therefore you’re allowed to ride them is ridiculous. Elephants won’t typically allow people to ride them, and so odds are these elephants have undergone horrific abuse as children in order to make them fine about you taking your pristine photo op while straddling their neck. Here’s an idea, just go an look at the freakin’ elephants, don’t clamber atop them like a child on a climbing frame, have some freakin’ respect!

Elephant’s necks are also not even meant to support the weight of humans and so riding them can cause long-term spine problems. Supporting an elephant sanctuary is a fantastic thing, but you should always do your research, as even if a place is seems to be treating their elephants pleasantly, you should always make sure to be thorough with your research, don’t do ‘research’ like Kim Kardashian, please.

It’s truly horrific some of the things that some places calling themselves ‘sanctuaries’ do to their elephants in order to get tourists to come. Make sure you do thorough research before heading to one if you’re thinking of going as there are some that do fantastic work helping these poor beasts and they deserve your support! AAx

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