webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Official inspects elephant camps after Big Buddha complaint By Waranya Prompinpiras One of the young elephants that the Phuket Livestock official went to inspect. Photo: Manas Thepparuk PHUKET: The Acting Chief of the Phuket Provincial Livestock Office has acted on a complaint sent to The Phuket News by a reader about a very young elephant being used to make money from tourists at the side of the road that leads to Big Buddha. Manas Thepparuk went to inspect the area after being made aware of the complaint that the 1.5-year-old baby elephant looked distressed and dehydrated. Mr Manas told The Phuket News, “On Wednesday (Mar 13) I went to inspect two different elephant camps on the road to Big Buddha. The first was ATV Seaview and the second, Phra Yai Chang Thai, both located at Moo 10 in Chalong.” Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/official-inspects-elephant-camps-after-big-buddha-complaint-70760.php#TYyEyQG6etYbzeq2.97 -- © Copyright Phuket News 2019-03-19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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