Officials investigate complaints of elephants on Phuket beach

[webfact]

Officials investigate complaints of elephants on Phuket beach

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Officials have investigated social media complaints about elephants in the water and the taking of photos with tourists on Tri Trang beach. Officials haven’t arrested anyone at this stage.

 

The issue about elephants playing in the shallows with tourist went viral in local social media as netizens made comments ranging from the “elephants are damaging the coral” and the “elephants were being tortured”.

 

Yesterday officials from the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources investigated the issue. They say that any coral is about 50 metres from the shore, far from any possible damage from baby elephant feet.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/officials-investigate-complaints-of-elephants-on-phuket-beach

 

 

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[kotsak]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Officials haven’t arrested anyone at this stage.

Should read as Officials waiting to see if the envelopes arrive, and most importantly, how much they contain.

 

[sunnyboy2018]

I love elephants being seen, ridden and gainfully employed with their mahouts. The PETA animal rights extremists are the only nutters talking about torture.

[bluesofa]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Officials haven’t arrested anyone at this stage.

Of course not. They don't have a cell big enough for elephants.

[Justgrazing]

You wouldn't get 'em in the sea if it were Patt's .. 

[bluesofa]

2 minutes ago, Justgrazing said:

You wouldn't get 'em in the sea if it were Patt's .. 

If by some miracle you did, when they came out there's no way on earth anyone could describe any of them as a 'white elephant'.

[Justgrazing]

31 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

If by some miracle you did, when they came out there's no way on earth anyone could describe any of them as a 'white elephant'.

Hahahaha .. Yeah more like Smelly the Elephant .. 

[CharlieH]

Off topic remark and response to it have been removed.

[Emdog]

"....complaints of elephants on Phuket beach"

What sort of complaints did the elephants make? Too much fecal matter in the water? Tourists too fat? "Netizens" say water buffalo had to be retired... couldn't carry that much weight

[30la]

Put those responsible in jail!
When do you start banning horses on the beaches of Hua Hin and Cha Am?

[mok199]

A headline begging for a great comeback......

[Maejo Man]

What's wrong with elephants taking a swim? They had their trunks on

[sammieuk1]

So far I see no lardy tourists in the elephant on the beach story????

[LeungKen]

Off topic post removed.

[PETERTHEEATER]

Shoot! I thought those floaters were basket balls......

[xylophone]

Why have elephants got Big Ears.....................cos Noddy won't pay the ransom.

 

I'll get my coat...............

[toenail]

23 hours ago, sunnyboy2018 said:

I love elephants being seen, ridden and gainfully employed with their mahouts. The PETA animal rights extremists are the only nutters talking about torture.

“Sunnyboy” riding elephants is a form of out dated entertainment for naive tourists. Elephants go through a lot of abuse. This is the 21st Century and visiting an elephant sanctuary is a more appropriate and civil way of seeing elephants. 

( Go to Youtube and watch “The Really is A Dark Side to Elephant Tourism.) 

[LeungKen]

This thread is now continuing here ;-

 

 

 

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