Overview
- In mid-September the streamer pair Jordan & Semih broadcast a livestream that included a live elephant and later uploaded a clip that has since been deleted.
- Video excerpts and reports describe the animal in a confined, dim space while the hosts played loud music, jumped nearby and requested tricks, prompting animal-welfare alarm.
- The streamers published a statement denying cruelty and saying the elephant was monitored and had enough space, while the animal's owner, Sonni Frankello of Elefantenhof Platschow, posted footage defending the filming location and his handling.
- Animal-protection groups and prominent activist Malte Zierden publicly condemned the appearance, arguing elephants are highly social and stress-sensitive and should not be used as props for clicks.
- Some outlets reported the streamers paid about €3,500 and had sought to move the elephant across Germany but that claim has limited corroboration and no formal investigation or regulatory action has been reported so far.