Tourists are hurting elephants – find out how

A baby elephant at a zoo in Germany grasps a fence with his trunk on July 5, 2017. According to a recent animal rights group report, many elephants kept for entertainment purposes in Asia live in "severe" conditions. Photo: dpa/Friso Gentsch

While having your picture taken atop an elephant may seem like the perfect way to inspire vacation envy among friends, a report published by an animal rights group might make you reconsider.

Most of the 3,000 elephants kept for entertainment purposes in Asia are living in "severely inadequate conditions", according to a recent report by World Animal Protection.