In a secret undisclosed location, the bubble artist was scheduled to perform the feat.

Bubble artist Fan Yang’s earlier plan to perform the world-record-setting feat at the Santa Ana Discovery Science Center’s Bubblefest fell apart when the science institution came under fire from animal-rights groups for using a critically endangered species in a “trivial and sensationalist manner.”

I can’t imagine that the elephant would be harmed by such a thing.

Yang said he plans to embark on the stunt at a secret location to prevent any intrusion from disapproving animal-rights activists.

“We canceled before because we had a concern that the animal extremists would jeopardize our event, and for the public safety,” said Yang, who tours his Mega-Bubble spectacles around the world as well as performing regularly in New York and Las Vegas.

Yang said along with wrapping bubbles around people of all ages, he has previously put an elephant in a bubble in India.

His observation: “The elephants love the bubbles just like children do. They understand a lot of things.”

However, some animal-rights advocates who initially took issue with the Discovery Science Center for endorsing a stunt with a wild animal, said they were just as disturbed by Yang’s independent elephant venture.

Animal rights activists claim animal exploitation starts with a ‘mindset’, that ‘they’re here to use in any way we want’.

“If you’re going to look at an endangered elephant as just a stage prop and something that’s just here for our amusement, how are you going to have any respect for them as a species?”

Sometimes I think it’s valuable to have a closer look at these animals; it gives us a greater appreciation for their sensitivity and intelligence.

Kari Johnson and her husband have spent 30 years raising and training Tai, the 39-year-old female Asian elephant scheduled to appear in the event.

She said it’s not the first time they and their show elephants have stirred controversy.

Tai has performed stunts in several movies, including “Operation: Dumbo Drop,” the 1995 Disney production that features an elephant parachuting out of a cargo plane.

“We didn’t think it was fair that a group of animal-rights extremists were using this to push their agenda of taking elephants out of human care,” Johnson said. “Nothing about putting Tai in the bubble would cause her any harm. The elephants like the bubbles, especially the babies they touch and walk after them.”

This video shows an elephant painting a self-portrait. It appears as though it’s having a good time. The crowd certainly expresses awe and appreciation.