This is not even CLOSE to animal abuse. Work at a shelter for a while, and you will see REAL abuse.

We will never know if it bothered the elephant a little bit or not. But it most certainly not abuse.

I have heard the same thing about poodles dyed pink ... "Poor dog! That's abuse!" No, it's not even close. Dogs love their new hair styles, actually, because of ALL the attention it brings them. As a groomer, I've seen it time and time again.