Caitlin Doughty's video: Why Did Tyke the Elephant Have to Die

The story of the African circus elephant that changed my life– and the lives of hundreds of other wild animals in performance captivity. Support the production of these videos through our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath MORE CAITLIN DOUGHTY Read My Books: http://caitlindoughty.com/books Face Your Mortality Course: https://www.mortalcourse.com/ Podcast: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ordergooddeath/ WAYS TO SUPPORT THE NONPROFIT Donate and become a member: https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/donate Advocacy Wear Store: https://the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/ PRODUCTION CREDITS Mortician and Writer: Caitlin Doughty Producer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Timothy Meier Production Coordinator: Lauren Ronaghan Thumbnail: Landis Blair (@LandisBlair) SELECTED SOURCES/FURTHER READING Fear of the Animal Planet: The Hidden History of Animal Resistance Hribal, Jason. Counterpunch. Petrolia, CA. 2011. Tyke Elephant Outlaw (documentary)- Stray Dog Pictures. Jumping Dog Productions. http://tykeelephantoutlaw.com "COLUMN ONE : Elephants Pose Giant Dangers : Pachyderm attacks are on the rise, creating king-size problems for zoos and circuses. Some believe the intelligent mammals are rebelling against inhumane treatment." https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-10-11-mn-49101-story.html "Settlement Over Elephants' TB Deaths Costs Cuneo" https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-03-27-9803270275-story.html "Activists Fault Cuneo for Elephant" https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-08-23-9408230160-story.html "USDA Seizes Circus Elephants" https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2004/03/18/usda-seizes-circus-elephants/05c63ce6-238b-4b09-98ed-afe598da1121/ "Shots killing elephant echo across a decade" https://archives.starbulletin.com/2004/08/16/news/story2.html "‘When They Fight Back’: A cinematic archive of animal resistance and world wars" https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/5690E966683AEBE1CE6EE696AB0CC486/S0260210522000468a.pdf/div-class-title-when-they-fight-back-a-cinematic-archive-of-animal-resistance-and-world-wars-div.pdf "Elephants and the Circus" https://www.counterpunch.org/2008/02/22/elephants-and-the-circus/ "Elephant Deaths Draw Spotlights' Glare" https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-08-10-mn-32950-story.html "Circus Incidents Attacks, Abuse and Property Damage The Humane Society of the United States" https://www.humanesociety.org/sites/default/files/docs/2014-circus-incidents.pdf "The Infected Elephant in the Room" https://slate.com/technology/2015/03/elephant-tuberculosis-epidemic-zoo-and-circus-animals-passing-tb-to-humans-and-one-another.html "Tuberculosis infects herd of circus elephants" https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1997/03/11/tuberculosis-infects-herd-of-circus-elephants/