'Real-life Dumbo' baby elephant is forced to dance and perform tricks for tourists in heart-breaking footage shot at a zoo in Thailand Elephants in a zoo in Thailand are forced to do handstands as tourists watch on A baby elephant nicknamed 'Dumbo' is forced to perform tricks for zoo visitors Thousands sign petition urging Phuket Zoo to release Dumbo to a sanctuary
By Joseph Laws For Mailonline
Published: 19:24 BST, 7 April 2019 | Updated: 19:27 BST, 7 April 2019
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Elephants at a zoo in Thailand are forced to perform handstands on their front legs and pedal a bicycle made with car tyres across a stage.
One shocking video shows how a baby elephant, nicknamed Dumbo, is forced to perform tricks for visitors at a show at Phuket Zoo.
Campaigners have claimed that the infant performs up to three times a day 'under threat of the sharp bullhook' in the shows, which are 20 minutes long.
