Farm agrees to stop photos of kids with crocodiles
The Sunday Nation

CHIANG MAI: -- Education Ministry permanent secretary Suthasri Wongsaman yesterday ordered a probe into an allegation circulating on the Internet on Friday relating to a Chiang Mai kindergarten taking children on a field trip and allowing kids to get close to crocodiles for photographs without adult supervision.

Suthasri said the ministry's inspector-general would visit the privately-run kindergarten to seek answers.

Suthasri said Office of the Private Education Commission (OPEC) chief Bandit Sriphutthangkul's initial enquiry with the school found that the field trip had taken place and kids had taken pictures with crocodiles. Bandit warned the school that it should not put children in harm's way even though a crocodile caretaker claimed it was safe.

Suthasri's office and the OPEC would later discuss the guideline and regulations for student safety during field trips, he said.

The Chiang Mai-based crocodile farm insisted the students were taking pictures with "well-trained" animals and there were crocodile caretakers present at the time. But the farm said later they would no longer allow children to be in photos with crocodiles.

-- The Nation 2014-03-16

Well trained crocodiles? What are they... Politicians?

How are those crocs going to post photos of their food on Facebook now?

the only SAFE crocodile is a HANDBAG ......

but they dont belong in farms any way you look at it ....

Bandit...

They never said they were going to stop kids getting close to crocodiles. Only stop taking those pesky pictures that people use as evidence of their stupidity.

That's sad. Crocodiles really love children.

My sisters got some kids i'd be happy to take along for some close up photos with the friendly crocs. 'come on kiddies you can get closer than that".

Real little angels they are.

Complete and utter idiots!!!

Never mind the farm. The school staff should all be fired.

Is this any more dangerous than the idiot teacher at that international school who used the same needle to draw blood from all his students in biology class?

If you was able to ask a croc if it would rather live in the wild and hunt for its food or hang out in a croc farm and get fed by humans, what do you think it'd prefer??

The only SAFE way to make your croc handbag is from a farmed croc.

No crocs are 'trained'..... there is plenty of evidence out there where even the most expert croc handlers have been savaged by what they thought were 'trained' crocs.

You can NOT train a crocodile, you can just keep them fed and docile. But they still have instincts that no human can turn off.

What is wrong with kiddies and crocodiles? Every day, the kids are allowed to ride in "school buses" and mini vans, driven by idiots, so I see nothing wrong with getting a photo op with a croc or even a cobra.

That's sad. Crocodiles really love children.

yes they are so tender and juicy....

is this population control 'Thai style'? oh we took 50 kids to the croc farm and now we only have 45?

Life does not seem to have the same value as it does to

normal people,from the way they drive recklessly,passing

on a blind bend,no problem, make them loose face and

they will shoot you.3 kids on back motor bike,no helmets,

school bus pick ups with only a rear exit.now kids sitting

on the backs of crocodiles ! its a different mentality.

regards Worgeordie

I see not one shred of evidence about the size of the crocs. Perhaps they were only newborns. You all jumped to conclusions. But thats not unusual on TV.

This one was well trained too... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLsexrNt0s

a croc is a reptile with a brain as big as a wallnut,how do you think a thai ( with half that brain) is going to train a croc?

A trained croc is a croc that smiles when i say "Cheese"

I see not one shred of evidence about the size of the crocs. Perhaps they were only newborns. You all jumped to conclusions. But thats not unusual on TV.

here is one pic that they post on facebook, I don't see thoses crocodiles are new born but I am not a croc expert, i might be wrong ^^

This one was well trained too... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLsexrNt0s

I feel all woozey now, Think I,ll watch the Idiot box.

That's sad. Crocodiles really love children.

Little bit spicy but that's not a problem in somtam.

The pictures are photo shopped..

I see not one shred of evidence about the size of the crocs. Perhaps they were only newborns. You all jumped to conclusions. But thats not unusual on TV.

Some of saw the pics in yesterdays thread showing the kids sitting on the crocs.

They weren't babies.

Its better to put a stop to it now before there is an accident

Well trained crocodiles? What are they... Politicians?

Yes, they cry for the cameras. Then smirk at reporters as they go off to eat another kindergarten student.

a croc is a reptile with a brain as big as a wallnut,how do you think a thai ( with half that brain) is going to train a croc?

A trained croc is a croc that smiles when i say "Cheese"

Never never smile at a crocodile....

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the only SAFE crocodile is a HANDBAG ......

but they dont belong in farms any way you look at it ....

Obviously you have never been hit in the face with a crocodile handbag. That will sting.

Den

My daughter has some great photos with crocodiles,big and small...she also has photos with tigers....should tigers photos be banned too?...well,tell it to The Tiger Kingdom owners...

...but I was there and I agree that schools should not be allow activities like that....

yes yes yes of course tigers are also lethal - but not as much as the vans I admit

at least with kids involved, let the idiot adults get mauled or worse as long as they get a proper warning first.

Farm agrees to stop photos of kids with crocodiles

crocodile caretaker claimed it was safe

"well-trained" animals...

I have never...ever...heard of such an outrageous lack of common-sense...