Tigs Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 (edited) 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. Edited January 21, 2010 by Tigs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nasajsc Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 (edited) 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. Edited January 21, 2010 by nasajsc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 We are all connected. Anytime a Haitian dreams about an elephant, there is the connection between Haiti and that money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP25 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Thai Red Cross has already donated money and is still collecting funds, if this was organized by them it will get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Anyone can co-opt the symbols of the red cross. Proves nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 The good people of Britain have contributed about 40 million up to NOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timekeeper Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandTommy Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharecropper Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManilaLover Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 1) I thought elephants were banned on Bangkok streets. 2) Are they taking the elephants to other areas besides just those frequented by tourists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawthorne Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawthorne Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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