Thai Elephants Help Haiti - Call Me A Cynic But....

[Tigs]

I have just been watching EuroNews and in the 'no comment' section they have just shown about 6 elephants in Bangkok being led down what looked like the Khausan Rd area. They had white hearts painted on their heads with red crosses in them and the sides of the elephants were painted white with 'Thai Elephants help Haiti' in red. The farangs and Thais alike were putting loads of money in the baskets the Elephants carried, clearly carried away by the 'cause'.

Now am I alone in thinking that there is more chance of platting Fog than any of that money travelling more than 5km from Bangkok, let alone Haiti? A great scam for the elephant owners. I bet within 1 week, the elephants around my area will be adorned the same.

[nasajsc]

lets give them the benefit of the doubt, i am sure the money will be used for good purposes,

like buying some more roosters for cock fighting, or a romantic night out with the gig.

[Jingthing]

We are all connected. Anytime a Haitian dreams about an elephant, there is the connection between Haiti and that money.

[DP25]

Thai Red Cross has already donated money and is still collecting funds, if this was organized by them it will get there.

[Jingthing]

Anyone can co-opt the symbols of the red cross. Proves nothing.

[ukrules]

I would be highly surprised if the Thai Red Cross deliberately broke the law and paraded elephants around the city to raise money. It sounds like yet another scam to me.

[Thongkorn]

The good people of Britain have contributed about 40 million up to NOW

[timekeeper]

ok you are a cynic..

ITN news in UK are reporting this and interviewed the head of the Red Cross in Bangkok on film

it looked kosher to me

[ThailandTommy]

ok you are a cynic..

ITN news in UK are reporting this and interviewed the head of the Red Cross in Bangkok on film

it looked kosher to me

Most things in Thailand look 'kosher' then you take a good look and see that your initial instincts were correct!! I hope I am wrong but I am going with my first instincts!

[sharecropper]

It sounds about as genuine as this sterling effort I clocked in Pattaya earlier this week.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Goodwill-Str...ya-t331588.html

[ManilaLover]

Rediculous whatever they abuse elephants for, a bloody shame really. Gov is too weak to control this, or control anything but visarules and animal welfare is not an issue here and will never be, sad enough.

Don't make me laugh with such sick, hypocrite nonsense like this Haiti thing.

'In Thailand, approximately 3,800 of the country's estimated 5,000 endangered Asian elephants are in private hands. Most are used as tourist attractions in elephant camps where they are forced to perform circus tricks and give rides. PETA U.S. has uncovered the horrific torture that is routine in Thailand's secret "training" camps. Still-nursing baby elephants are literally dragged from their mothers, kicking and screaming. They are immobilized, beaten mercilessly, and gouged with nails for days at a time. These ritualized "training" sessions leave the elephants badly injured, traumatized, or even dead.

source: http://helpthaielephants.com/

[bkkjames]

1) I thought elephants were banned on Bangkok streets.

2) Are they taking the elephants to other areas besides just those frequented by tourists?

[hawthorne]

I wonder if there is a correlation between false or true has anything to do with how long the person has lived in Thailand?

I have never lived there and I think scam or atleast a probablity of it being a scam seems high.

[hawthorne]

I wonder if there is a correlation between false or true has anything to do with how long the person has lived in Thailand?

I have never lived there and I think scam or atleast a probablity of it being a scam seems high.