News Forum - Angry elephant smashes pickup truck windscreen in northeast Thailand

[Thaiger]

Yesterday, an angry elephant who escaped from Khao Yai National Park smashed a pickup truck’s windscreen with its tusks in northeast Thailand. Fearing for the safety of tourists, a brave national park official parked his pickup in front of the elephant to stop him from going any further. The Khao Yai National Park chief, Chaiya Huayhongthong, reported at 9am today that a well-known, badly behaved, male elephant repeatedly rammed its tusks into the pickup’s windscreen until it smashed yesterday afternoon. Chief Chaiya said that the elephant – known as plai dur (“Naughty Boy”) – had been tied up since he […]

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[ExpatPattaya]

Humans have been on this planet 200,000 years, Elephants 16 million years.  Let the elephants do what they want as they were here first I say!   Humans have done 100 times more damage to our planet than elephants have done in just the last 200 years

[Cabra]

2 hours ago, ExpatPattaya said:

Humans have been on this planet 200,000 years, Elephants 16 million years.  Let the elephants do what they want as they were here first I say!   Humans have done 100 times more damage to our planet than elephants have done in just the last 200 years

They keep an animal chained up for 3 years for "bad behavior" it's unconscionable. Who is running these parks and sanctuaries?

[Soidog]

The way animals are treated in Thailand is yet another issue to add to the list of shameful behaviour. Treat your animals like sh*t and then go to the temple. Disgraceful nation when it comes to animal welfare. 
 

Land of Smiles. Yeah right!!