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A chat on subreddit /r/me_irl
human
I don't think most of us could afford to keep an elephant, even in horrible conditions. They must eat a tonne.

Likewise, elephants are very social and smart, and it would be exceedingly cruel to keep a solo elephant.

Coming from a legal mindframe, if this is a real question, I think the answer would be to rent or lease the elephant out.  That is neither a gift nor a sale, and so it would not contravene the rules.

Hopefully rent it to a zoo where the elephant can at least have some modicum of quality of life
gpt
I think this goes back to a culture that used to "gift" elephants to people they didn't like. As the elephants were sacred, you couldn't kill the elephant, and as it was a gift (usually from a royal) you couldn't give it away either, and you also had to take GREAT care of it, so what you would be stuck with is a massive liability that ate a ton.