article_snippet: Filmed having their trunks sat upon by visitors by a Sky News camera crew, the region's wild elephants are displayed in twice-daily shows at the the Xishuangbanna Wild Elephant Valley park.
article_snippet: Performance: China's elephants were filmed being made to perform circus tricks for crowds of tourists .
article_snippet: Chained: Campaigners say China's elephants live in dingy pens between performances .
article_snippet: There, say campaigners, the wretched performing elephants, many of which have had their tusks filed down, are trained to give rides and kick footballs around an arena.
article_snippet: The nature reserve says The nature reserve elephants are from Thailand and not from the local wild population.
article_snippet: According to campaigners, other elephants nearby live in chains and are made to perform tricks .
highlights_snippet: But an animal sanctuary in Yunnan Province is attached to a circus for performing elephants .
  