The "Captivity of Helpless Elephants Reduction Act of 2025" (CHER Act of 2025) seeks to amend the Animal Welfare Act by prohibiting the display, husbandry, and breeding of African and Asian elephants in zoological parks and safari parks across the United States. This legislation is based on findings that captive environments do not adequately meet elephants' complex behavioral and reproductive needs, leading to significant physical and emotional trauma and reduced lifespans compared to wild elephants. Under the bill, exhibitors at safari parks and zoological parks would be prohibited from exhibiting, housing, managing, or breeding elephants one year after the act's enactment. Furthermore, all existing African and Asian elephants currently held in these facilities must be transferred to an authorized wildlife sanctuary within three years. An authorized sanctuary is defined as a nonprofit facility accredited by a recognized body, dedicated to lifelong elephant care, and which does not breed, exhibit for profit, or use animals for public entertainment, while also meeting specific standards for space, veterinary care, and naturalistic environments. To facilitate this transition, the Secretary of Agriculture is directed to conduct a feasibility study within one year to assess the logistics, capacity, and costs associated with transferring elephants to sanctuaries. The bill also authorizes the Secretary to establish a grant program to support these sanctuaries in accommodating the transferred elephants and mandates the development of public education materials highlighting the welfare benefits of prohibiting elephant captivity.