No place is safe for elephants in Thailand right now, including
sanctuaries and rescue centers.
The trouble started with tourist centers clamoring for more baby elephants
because they draw tourists, and tourists spend money.
Thailand’s government allegedly complied: officials appear to have
underwritten the slaughter of adult elephants living in national parks
in order to steal their babies.
Baby elephants stolen for tourism endure unthinkable suffering. “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.”
The leaders of two respected elephant sanctuaries in Thailand, the Elephant
Nature Park and the Wildlife Friends of Thailand, spoke out against the
government-sponsored massacre, and in what looks like retaliation, the
government raided their facilities, confiscated resident elephants, and
threatened to confiscate more.
Source: Care2
Help protect the elephants in Thai sanctuaries and the brave people who
care for them and speak out on behalf of wild elephants by sending a message to Tourism Authority of Thailand that you will not visit Thailand until the
government stops raiding elephant sanctuaries, returns confiscated animals and
takes effective action to protect wild elephants.
Tourism Authority of Thailand
1600 New Phetburi Road, Makkasan, Rajatevee,
Bangkok 10310, Thailand
Tel +66 2250 5500,
Bangkok 10310, Thailand
Tel +66 2250 5500,
Please also contact the Royal Thai Embassy in your
country
