Narrating the correlation of elephants as related to their import, groupings, breeding and transfers,
along with other elephant related topics.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Water For Elephants



Hi - This is our response to the animal rights extremist video that is going around. Feel free to pass it on. ~Kari

We are so disappointed that the wonderful opportunity presented by Tai's role in "Water for Elephants" to raise awareness and funds for elephant conservation and Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus (EEHV) is being exploited by animal rights extremist groups.

We are unwavering in our commitment to elephants. We stand by our care and training methods. We are proud of our contributions to elephant welfare and conservation.

Animal rights extremist groups are using Tai’s role in Water for Elephants as a vehicle to take advantage of her celebrity to further their efforts to remove elephants and all exotic animals from entertainment. These groups have no basis of knowledge or experience working with elephants. They have an agenda and a history of using less than honest means to achieve their goals.

The video shows heavily edited and very short snippets, obviously taken surreptitiously six years ago, purporting mistreatment of our elephants. If there was truly any abuse going on why wait six minutes, much less six years?

None of the footage being shown was taken during Tai’s training for Water for Elephants. Tai’s celebrity and the popularity of the movie seem to be the motivation for the extremist groups to garner publicity for themselves and their cause. As our work in the movie proves you can make something look like anything to suit your purposes. That is why they call it “movie magic”.

Rest assured that we will continue to provide Tai and all of our elephants with the love and excellent care they deserve.

Gary and Kari Johnson

Have Trunk Will Travel, Inc.

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Water for Elephants

A post borrowed from the Circus No-Spin Zone by Wade Burck, 06/18/2010:


"The beautiful Darlene Williams, Tai, and Gary Johnson on the set of Water for Elephants. Gary is the owner of Tai and Have Trunk Will Travel, and Darlene is teaching Reece Witherspoon to do elephant mounts."

>> "Water for Elephants," Circus No-Spin Zone, 06/18/2010