News Forum - A Mission To Unchain And Rescue The Working Elephants With Digital Art – Unchained Elephants

[Thaiger]

Thailand has long been a prized tourist destination, with people travelling globally to visit. A popular bucket list activity for many of these people is a visit to an elephant camp. For the tourists, it is a memorable, once-in-a-lifetime experience, being so close to such a magnificent creature. For the elephant, however, it is a lifetime’s experience of torment, fear and punishment. These gentle giants are often perceived by the visitors as happy and well cared for due to their calmness. This is far from the truth; these intelligent animals have had their spirit broken to achieve this outward docile […]

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[ronnie666]

I remember when they had them walking in the street to feed them... happy they do not do that anymore

[ChrisS]

Way past time the use of animals for entertainment of tourists was stopped. Elephants and Tigers in Thailand spring immediately to mind. Sadly though I will not be holding my breath for anything much to change. It is the same as the ludicrous 'making merit' by releasing birds etc. How about not caging the birds in the first place and 'making merit' instead by helping the poor.

 

Edited July 25, 2022 by ChrisS