Using elephants for anything other than viewing is asking for worldwide banishment. I don’t care who is in power or what happens but smarten up when it comes to elephants or you will see tourism plummet further. Btw, I’m not a tree hugger but would like to see Thailand seen more seriously, this willl not accomplish this and hurt tourism numbers further. Don’t forget the minders use sharp hooks to guide the elephants, which may be humane but certainly does not outwardly appear so.