Jump to content

Mahout charged for elephant goring Spanish woman in Thailand


Recommended Posts

Posted
12 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Well that's just about all of them in Thailand... tourists beware

Elephants are slaves in Thailand used for profit 

From: World Animal Protection

https://www.worldanimalprotection.org/latest/blogs/thailand-elephants/

What is the most humane elephant sanctuary in Thailand?

To help you decide where you can appreciate elephants in Thailand, we’ve compiled a list of the most responsible elephant sanctuaries we’ve found in our extensive research.

  • Like 1
  • Thanks 1
Posted
1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

Explain to me how this mahout isn't just being used as a convenient scapegoat for the sins of an entire industry?

No need to reexamine the entire industry if you can pin it on one presumably not powerful man. 

That's exactly what he's being used for. 

Freakin elephants are 2 tons of danger with some lunatic on their head.

  • Like 1
Posted
20 minutes ago, Slocum said:

Who makes the law ?  It's known that elephant can go berserk anywhere and time.. recently a incident happened in Sri Lanka....without intimidated...Law are made to benefits the industry..elephant are not mechanical.....the point here is they are charging the mahout.... proved it that safety can be guaranteed...Talking is cheap....show us it's safety proof....

wow  Did you ever go to school ??  to educate you "Laws are made by the people for the people" not for the industry  And again to educate safety is everyones responsibility   and this is not the first time a mahout  has been charged with negligence, safety can be guaranteed  if venues are changed to observation-only, the following venues are observation only .

Thais should be ashamed on how they treat elephants

not everything is about money!!

  • Confused 1
Posted
4 minutes ago, MikeandDow said:

wow  Did you ever go to school ??  to educate you "Laws are made by the people for the people" not for the industry  And again to educate safety is everyones responsibility   and this is not the first time a mahout  has been charged with negligence, safety can be guaranteed  if venues are change to observation-only, you need to think before you post

O..Yes..I do go to school..but I also do think outside the box...and not walk a straight line.......law are made by people and are meant to change... also....if it's not correct....law are not only for people but also for the industry...it's true, not the first time mahout are charge....trying to make a scapegoat out of a no body...

..

Posted
13 minutes ago, Slocum said:

O..Yes..I do go to school..but I also do think outside the box...and not walk a straight line.......law are made by people and are meant to change... also....if it's not correct....law are not only for people but also for the industry...it's true, not the first time mahout are charge....trying to make a scapegoat out of a no body...

..

if you think outside of the box. Why do you think they are charging the mahout !!! 

No, laws are not made to benefit industry alone, but to benefit society as a whole:

  • Protect the environment: Laws and regulations can help prevent businesses from harming the environment by discharging toxic materials or polluting. For example, factories that burn coal are required to install scrubbers to reduce pollution.
  • Protect workers: Laws and regulations can help protect workers from unsafe working conditions, long hours, and other physical or mental harm.
  • Promote economic stability: Laws and regulations can help promote economic stability by providing legal certainty and a framework for responsible behavior.
  • Protect individual rights: Laws and regulations can help protect individual rights.
  • Ensure fairness: Laws and regulations can help ensure fairness in business transactions.
  • Provide legal remedies: Laws and regulations can provide legal remedies for disputes between businesses and their customers or employees.
  • Save lives: Government regulations can save lives. For example, seat belts and air bags have saved many lives.
  • Confused 1
Posted
3 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:


Using goats as mahouts now !! ….. where will it end ?

 

Come on now.

You can't make jokes on this thread.

The keyboard worriers are out in force here.

I love Chang's,  the green bottle ones,  that is. :thumbsup:

 

Posted
14 hours ago, webfact said:

The 38 year old mahout, Theerayut Inthaphudkij, faces charges of negligence causing death after a tragic accident involving the 22 year old Spanish tourist in southern Thailand.

How about all the owners of dangerous dogs who mauled innocent passerby?

  • Agree 1
Posted
4 minutes ago, Ben Zioner said:

How about all the owners of dangerous dogs who mauled innocent passerby?

I belive they are!!  many news articles about dogs mauling people and owners being held accoutable  or do you not keep up with the news ??

  • Confused 2
Posted
15 hours ago, webfact said:

The 38 year old mahout, Theerayut Inthaphudkij, faces charges of negligence causing death after a tragic accident involving the 22 year old Spanish tourist in southern Thailand.

Right - men can actually control the actions of elephants 100%.  The Thai government is going to throw him under the bus.  If I was a elephant caretaker, I'd be looking for jobs that didn't interact with tourists.

  • Agree 1
Posted
2 hours ago, harryviking said:

Using elephants as some kind of fun for tourists should be banned!

I agree 100%. Elephants should stay in the forests with minimal interaction with people.

Posted
2 minutes ago, connda said:

Right - men can actually control the actions of elephants 100%.  The Thai government is going to throw him under the bus.  If I was a elephant caretaker, I'd be looking for jobs that didn't interact with tourists.

And i think that is the whole point, Change the way the industry is run, more and more elephant sanctuary are changing to observation-only

  • Thumbs Up 1
Posted
2 minutes ago, connda said:

Of course, tourists put themselves into the position to get gored all the time.  I see it on the Chiang Mai forum on Facebook. 
"My husband and I and our three children are coming to Thailand and want to bath elephants at an "ethical" elephant sanctuary."

There is no such thing. And tourist demand fuels the continued exploitation of elephants as a kind of fun sideshow.  Then someone gets killed.
:angry: "IT'S THE MAHOUT'S FAULT."
Gotta toss someone under the bus instead of shutting the entire nonsense down.

Let's not even talk about the places where tourists can "pet" sedated tigers. 
Freaking fools.

Agree there are no "ethical" elephant sanctuary." but there are observation-only,  and i belive the mahout should be held resonible,he was there to ensure the safety of the animal as well as the tourist   and yes should shut the whole thing down to a degee elephants are an "endangered species" and require our help to survive

and yes lets not talk about the tigers !!

  • Haha 1
Posted

Elephants can be dangerous and unpredictable for tourists unless you know how to handle them.  I once encountered a wild one during a night of heavy drinking in Chiang Mai.  To avoid being crushed I went into mahout mode and after a few lashes from a stick and some barked commands the big girl became quite docile and allowed me to ride her.   This was repeated for several memorable nights until she had to go back to the UK for uni.

Posted
10 minutes ago, Oliver Holzerfilled said:

Elephants can be dangerous and unpredictable for tourists unless you know how to handle them.  I once encountered a wild one during a night of heavy drinking in Chiang Mai.  To avoid being crushed I went into mahout mode and after a few lashes from a stick and some barked commands the big girl became quite docile and allowed me to ride her.   This was repeated for several memorable nights until she had to go back to the UK for uni.

That is zooerasty and against the law

Posted
23 minutes ago, MikeandDow said:

Agree there are no "ethical" elephant sanctuary." but there are observation-only,  and i belive the mahout should be held resonible,he was there to ensure the safety of the animal as well as the tourist   and yes should shut the whole thing down to a degee elephants are an "endangered species" and require our help to survive

and yes lets not talk about the tigers !!

 

Yes, lie down and cuddle with a tiger and get your picture taken......Ummmm....NO!

Posted

That's a bit different from the original story, of simply 'knock over by trunk', and really didn't seem correct to me.  From original ...

 

... "In a sudden turn, the elephant used its trunk to knock Garcia over, resulting in severe injuries" ...

 

I guess they couldn't hide the truth forever :coffee1:

 

How any are allowed to be in existence is mind blowing ...

... corruption rules 😎

Posted
8 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

That's a bit different from the original story, of simply 'knock over by trunk', and really didn't seem correct to me.  From original ...

 

... "In a sudden turn, the elephant used its trunk to knock Garcia over, resulting in severe injuries" ...

 

I guess they couldn't hide the truth forever :coffee1:

 

How any are allowed to be in existence is mind blowing ...

... corruption rules 😎

How any are allowed to be in existence is mind blowing ...

... corruption rules 😎      do not understand what u are trying to say ????  do you mean elephants

  • Haha 2
Posted
16 hours ago, webfact said:

The victim, Blanca Ojanguren García, was enjoying what should have been a memorable experience, bathing an elephant at the Koh Yao Elephant Care Centre

 

So the mahout is the scapegoat for the Koh Yao Elephant Care Centre?

Posted
18 minutes ago, lordgrinz said:

 

So the mahout is the scapegoat for the Koh Yao Elephant Care Centre?

And so he should be !! he was negligent,  did not control the animal as was his job, as for the Koh Yao Elephant Care Centre they by allowing unskilled persons to bath a wild elephant they should be charged aswell

  • Like 1
  • Confused 3
Posted

Says a female elephant gored her, but only males have tusks. What little I've seen of elephants here (in Pai), the herds accessible by the public were all female. When the gf asked why, the mahout said they have trouble hiring mahouts otherwise. 

Posted
2 minutes ago, RoyLee said:

Says a female elephant gored her, but only males have tusks. What little I've seen of elephants here (in Pai), the herds accessible by the public were all female. When the gf asked why, the mahout said they have trouble hiring mahouts otherwise. 

 

 

Maybe the elephant was a ladyboy.... or the female elephant had larger than normal tushes !

  • Haha 1

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.


  • Topics

  • Latest posts...

    1. 84

      Another Major Trump Flip-Flop

    2. 28

      What on earth is going on!

    3. 63

      Does Trump completely lack decency and compassion?

    4. 146

      Here's Your War Monger, MAGAs

    5. 7

      Fears of Chinese New Year Tourist Drop Amid Human Trafficking Alarm

    6. 84

      Another Major Trump Flip-Flop

    7. 146

      Here's Your War Monger, MAGAs

    8. 3

      Thailand airports boost biometrics for faster service times

    9. 42

      Essential Driving Rules and Etiquette in Thailand

  • Popular in The Pub


×
×
  • Create New...