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Log Lady
Blount was a spectator. An idiot who decided to harass the elephants, and when Topsy lashed out, the circus was probably just glad that the incident drew more crowds to see the killer elephant Topsy. When another attack occurred, Topsy was sold and its handler William Alt followed. Alt proved to be an utter ass (one time he stabbed the elephant with a pitchfork) and was eventually fired. The owners tried to get rid of Topsy, but no one wanted her so she was executed. There was an admission fee, which just goes to show that Topsy was used for money and publicity right up until the end.
An interesting, albeit sad, case of animal abuse, and one would hope that the situation has changed. Unfortunately, there are still elephant "shelters" where they are paraded in front of flock of tourists and beaten and tortured.
Camille Deadpan
I'm never going to watch this piece.beeswax
Why is this in the "narrative films" list from Harvard?Shouldn't it be in their "non-fiction" list?
greenhorg
I don't support capital punishment for elephants. I do, however, agree we should keep the death penalty around for narwhals and spider monkeys.Nuked
Yeah, but it's just the same thing that happens as in the other video only played in a loop of 9 or 10 times.
GremVendetta
I can live with never watching this ever.Local Hero -- aka MestnyiGeroi
Appalling. Just depraved.LydiaM
fun fact: thomas edison was actual garbagefew visible scars
I had heard about this incident happening (for UK readers - it was mentioned on QI),I feel dissapointed with myself that I actually watched this...
HEMA
Disturbing indeed, especially when you realise that some countries kept up this practice until this very day.EssexMutant
Who'd have thought it? Edison's a right twat.Thorkell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8aRMdLr3gAAmy Adams
This is incredibly disturbing.swhaze
Messed up...luclanty
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