Legally permitting selected shooting/ killing of elephants is far, far humane than keeping them shackled for life, like what is being done in Punnathur Anakkota, Kerala, India. This Kotta houses the largest number of elephants in private possession, on this planet, Earth! More than 60 elephants are kept tied to their two diagonally opposite legs to prevent them from moving around - there is hardly any place to move around there for these 60+ animals. A Google or Picasa web-album search for Punnathur Anakkota will give a good picture of the plight of those hapless creatures. Culling is far, far Humane! NB Nair.