Uploaded September 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
It seems like a never-ending saga for the circus elephant Nosey, who has endured insurmountable pain and suffering for at least a decade. Her story has come into the spotlight after she was found limping and faltering in her gait this summer, as humans enjoyed joyrides on her back. A veterinarian who watched a video in which Nosey was seen balancing the burden on just three legs believes, she's suffering from severe arthritis. Just one wrong move could prove disastrous for the riders and fatal for the poor elephant.
It has also been alleged that Nosey has been tortured with electric shock, bull hooks, sledgehammers, shovels and starvation. And in 2004 she turned on her trainer in desperation, ramming and tossing him, and causing head injuries that required stitches.
According to the Care2 advocacy group, in "trying to fly under the radar", Nosey's owner Hugo "Tommy" Liebel, who also identifies himself as Hugo Bloom, Tom Liebel and Tommy Liebel, and calls Nosey Peanut, Dumbo and Tiny, seems to have a notorious history of violating the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations.
Karen Ess, an elephant activist wonders how many violations would it take for the USDA to revoke Liebel's license? As such, her main concern is that, Nosey's deteriorating health could trigger unpredictable behaviours, placing humans in harm's way. Ess says, Liebel is carrying on with business as usual after paying "out of court settlements" and will continue to use the ailing elephant as a "money making machine," exacerbating Nosey's physical and emotional suffering. "If the Endangered Species Act makes it illegal to simply possess a bald eagle feather, how can it be acceptable to ride, beat and neglect an already injured endangered species?"
In doing her part, Ess is giving voice to Nosey's silent suffering by launching a Facebook campaign called "Action for Nosey Now." She is working on engaging celebrities and politicians in her efforts to create public awareness and end Nosey's suffering before it is too late. If you'd like to learn more and support the cause you can click here facebook.com/ActForNosey/?ref=br_rs
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It seems like a never-ending saga for the circus elephant Nosey, who has endured insurmountable pain and suffering for at least a decade. Her story has come into the spotlight after she was found limping and faltering in her gait this summer, as humans enjoyed joyrides on her back. A veterinarian who watched a video in which Nosey was seen balancing the burden on just three legs believes, she's suffering from severe arthritis. Just one wrong move could prove disastrous for the riders and fatal for the poor elephant.
It has also been alleged that Nosey has been tortured with electric shock, bull hooks, sledgehammers, shovels and starvation. And in 2004 she turned on her trainer in desperation, ramming and tossing him, and causing head injuries that required stitches.
According to the Care2 advocacy group, in "trying to fly under the radar", Nosey's owner Hugo "Tommy" Liebel, who also identifies himself as Hugo Bloom, Tom Liebel and Tommy Liebel, and calls Nosey Peanut, Dumbo and Tiny, seems to have a notorious history of violating the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations.
Karen Ess, an elephant activist wonders how many violations would it take for the USDA to revoke Liebel's license? As such, her main concern is that, Nosey's deteriorating health could trigger unpredictable behaviours, placing humans in harm's way. Ess says, Liebel is carrying on with business as usual after paying "out of court settlements" and will continue to use the ailing elephant as a "money making machine," exacerbating Nosey's physical and emotional suffering. "If the Endangered Species Act makes it illegal to simply possess a bald eagle feather, how can it be acceptable to ride, beat and neglect an already injured endangered species?"
In doing her part, Ess is giving voice to Nosey's silent suffering by launching a Facebook campaign called "Action for Nosey Now." She is working on engaging celebrities and politicians in her efforts to create public awareness and end Nosey's suffering before it is too late. If you'd like to learn more and support the cause you can click here facebook.com/ActForNosey/?ref=br_rs
Please SHARE to raise awareness about the plight of Nosey. Please SUBSCRIBE to receive news, updates and videos.
Crossing the Divide - Aspiring by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1400034
Artist: incompetech.com
