Disney has recently revealed its plans for a live action 'Dumbo' film directed by none other than Tim Burton. Not much information has been provided on the project with the announcement, however PETA seems to have their own ideas on how Burton should end his 'Dumbo' adaptation.

PETA's senior vice president Lisa Lange wrote an open letter to Burton asking them to change the ending to the 1941 film.

In the original movie Dumbo and his mother get sold into the circus in the conclusion. This ending seemingly doesn't please PETA enough and in their letter they detailed a more appropriate one. Lange writes:

"We're hopeful that in your adaptation of Dumbo, the young elephant and his mother can have a truly happy ending by living out their lives at a sanctuary instead of continuing to be imprisoned and abused in the entertainment industry. We love the original Dumbo because it tells the story of the heartbreaking abuse that elephants in circuses endure, and we hope you will keep this storyline in the new film. A bullhook is a sharp metal weapon used in circuses to control elephants - and it's the same tool used by elephant trainers in film and television. And just like in the circus, elephants used in film and television don't perform because they want to. They perform because they're afraid that they'll be beaten if they don't."

There has been no public response from Burton or Disney.

Disney adaptations have commonly never been scene for scene depictions of the originals and they've been inclined to change a lot of material, especially if their fitting it for the decade.

Its not certain if the film will adopt a happily ever after conclusion, but adapting the original ending to the film may not illicit the same response it would have in the '40s.