French Montana Shoots Down Elephant Cruelty Claims

French Montana's got a message for all the people accusing him of animal cruelty ... after an elephant showed up on his driveway and performed a routine straight out of "Dumbo."

We got French leaving Delilah where he insisted the elephant was privileged, not abused, claiming, "The elephant's living better than a lot of people."

People were pissed after he uploaded footage of the majestic creature lifting his security personnel and doing tricks for his birthday.