Chiengmaijoe Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 If anyone saw a 6-7yo elephant walking the streets of Chiang Mai recently, you may be glad to hear that it's now off the streets. I'm not sure what happens to the elephant or the owner, but the article is in Chiangmai news, here..... Good to see the authorities acting so quickly. http://www.chiangmainews.co.th/page/?p=197823 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scd Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Yes i saw it out for a stroll the other night, doing some fundraising for it's handlers. Glad to hear it might be heading to a better place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rene123 Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 A friend told me he used to see them all the time in the city but has not seen one for a couple of years after the law was passed. Was it really that bad? Were the elephants mistreated? That is an honest question. I really don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiengmaijoe Posted July 10, 2013 Author Share Posted July 10, 2013 (edited) A friend told me he used to see them all the time in the city but has not seen one for a couple of years after the law was passed. Was it really that bad? Were the elephants mistreated? That is an honest question. I really don't know.Your friend is quite right, and it wasn't that long ago. Sometimes as many as 5 or 6 wandering the streets, young and old. Just walking on the hot Tarmac and having to work such long hours was mistreatment enough. There was a good article in Chiangmai City News about it. Street elephants suffer quite a bit and life-expectancy is greatly lowered.www.chiangmainews.com/ecmn/viewfa.php?id=1975 Edited July 10, 2013 by Chiengmaijoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkles Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Common sight in Bangkok, an elephant walking through the bar areas with a ref tail light hanging from his tail and his handler/s selling bananas at outrageous prices. Of course there are falangs breaking their necks for a photo opportunity.Frankly disgusting and an elephant does suffer damage from walking constantly on concrete and the general noise and disorientation. Of course there is the regular "crackdown" on such practices but it doesn't take long to become a regular sight again. There is a law against it but a "law" in Thailand... like no prositution and you must wear a helmet on a motorcycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldChinaHam Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Just another example of Man's callous inhumanity toward man and beast. Frankly, it disgusts me. I am sickened by it, and will not be sorry when the world sees the last this inhumane treatment, and maybe Man himself --- a failed species destined to destroy his race as a result of his own insensitivity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo the Face Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 (edited) Common sight in Bangkok, an elephant walking through the bar areas with a ref tail light hanging from his tail and his handler/s selling bananas at outrageous prices. Of course there are falangs breaking their necks for a photo opportunity.Frankly disgusting and an elephant does suffer damage from walking constantly on concrete and the general noise and disorientation. Of course there is the regular "crackdown" on such practices but it doesn't take long to become a regular sight again. There is a law against it but a "law" in Thailand... like no prositution and you must wear a helmet on a motorcycle. IMO one of the main reasons that there is so much law violation is that there are just so many laws in Thailand. I think it would be so much easier for the BIB to enforce the laws if there weren't so many. One way to lower the number would possibly be to combine some of the laws ...... take 2 and make 1 law out of it. Like in the example above. Make it a law that you must wear a helmet when <removed>......... Much easier to remember. Edited July 10, 2013 by onthedarkside inappropriate/offensive comment removed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldChinaHam Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Common sight in Bangkok, an elephant walking through the bar areas with a ref tail light hanging from his tail and his handler/s selling bananas at outrageous prices. Of course there are falangs breaking their necks for a photo opportunity.Frankly disgusting and an elephant does suffer damage from walking constantly on concrete and the general noise and disorientation. Of course there is the regular "crackdown" on such practices but it doesn't take long to become a regular sight again. There is a law against it but a "law" in Thailand... like no prositution and you must wear a helmet on a motorcycle. IMO one of the main reasons that there is so much law violation is that there are just so many laws in Thailand. I think it would be so much easier for the BIB to enforce the laws if there weren't so many. One way to lower the number would possibly be to combine some of the laws ...... take 2 and make 1 law out of it. Like in the example above. Make it a law that you must wear a helmet when <removed>......... Much easier to remember. In all societies, the longer a government is in power, the more rules in place to the point that they finally become strangling. But I would wish to see more laws on the books and enforced to protect our natural environment and the creatures in it. I do not give a flying ____ about protecting billions of idiots walking upright carrying tools. So I want to see elephants' welfare rigorously protected in Thailand! These seem to be rather sentient beings that are able to feel even more than physical pain. When I see their mistreatment by men, I would not mind in the least seeing those men rot. As well as the men who condone it, or turn a blind eye, ROT TOO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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