Belinda Davis, Author at Lady Freethinker https://ladyfreethinker.org/author/belindad/ Ending Cruelty for All Beings Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:49:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 https://ladyfreethinker.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-LFT-Logo-Favicon-for-Website-32x32.jpg Belinda Davis, Author at Lady Freethinker https://ladyfreethinker.org/author/belindad/ 32 32 49888317 SIGN: End Cruel Elephant Chaining in Sri Lanka’s Festivals & Tourism https://ladyfreethinker.org/sign-end-cruel-elephant-chaining-in-sri-lankas-festivals-and-tourism/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:49:54 +0000 https://ladyfreethinker.org/?p=622014&preview=true&preview_id=622014 An elephant chained by the roadside in Sri Lanka.

PETITION TARGET: Sri Lanka Minister of the Environment, Dr. Dammika Patabendi Across Sri Lanka, captive elephants are suffering in festivals, tourist attractions, and entertainment venues’ washing and riding operations — often enduring lives of confinement, stress, and pain. During an annual procession, a Lady Freethinker investigator documented elephants chained on hard concrete for extended periods […]

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