If she looks like an elephant and talks like an elephant, she’s…not necessarily an elephant! Meet Ellie, the Compassionate Citizen life-size animatronic ambassador who packs a lot of fun into teaching kids how to be kind to elephants and all animals. She shares her story of being rescued from a circus and helps children discover the importance of not going to animal circuses and developing empathy. With the new school year about to begin, Ellie is loading her trunk and preparing to kick off her “class schedule” in the Kolhapur and Sangli school districts. She’s an exciting addition to the humane education program, which routinely gets high marks from students and teachers.