This is not natural for an animal. I viewed this as some form of human cruelty against the core element of an animal's natural behavior. But then again who are we to judge? We westerners do the same thing..-just not on elephants. We dress-up our horses, cats, and dogs in all kinds of silly clothes and made them performed in front of a crowd. What's the difference between both? Same thing. Like I said, who are we to judge?