The Dark Truth About Elephant Riding in Thailand

[Jonathan Fairfield]

 

[Davehappen]

Never go to these places, elephants are wild creatures and should be left in the wild. enough said!!!

[macca46]

A very sad cruel practice.

[Jedsada3]

As long as irresponsible people will pay to ride on elephant or take a pic with a "wild" animal, this cruelty will remain.

 

Shame on us!

[Kabula]

I have the deepest respect for angry elephants and angry women.

 

I practice avoidance from both!

 

[Billy Bloggs]

I do not in anyway condone the mistreatment of any animal, however having said that those that say they should be in the wild(where is that, are they safe there(I dont think they are)),  those that have been in captivity for any length of time could not be released into that wild that keeps getting a mention. Some places try to make a buck out of them still and let people ride them(I admit I did once  before I knew better), but others do actually rescue them and try to give them a life of some sort. The alternative is euthanasia for any elephant that has once been captive, so I go for the rescue but feel free to disagree.

[Anjica]

This is so sad. Animals doesn't belong there.