Elephant Conservation and Environment Foundation It was revealed that elephants were found deformed from heavy use in the tourism industry. Dozens of ropes urge the state to take care of elephant welfare. While the Mae Taeng Elephant Camp, Chiang Mai Province, came out to protest, did not torture the animals. believe in slander, discretion, addicted to traveling in Thailand
The case of Wildlife Friends Foundation (WFFT) released a report comparing images of Thai elephants. being used in the tourism industry by allowing tourists to ride on the back until the elephant’s body was deformed Until it became a huge criticism.
The news team spoke with the Mae Taeng Elephant Camp, Mae Taeng District, Chiang Mai Province, who came out to clarify with the veterinarian that Was shocked to see this news. but was not surprised because there are often foundation claims Always attacking Thai elephant tourism
This is the damage done to the elephants. which has been working to carry tourists for 25 years
March 13, “Thai Elephant Day” National animals that have been reduced by human hands.
especially When it was time to approach Thai Elephant Day, he believed that he wanted to destroy the Thai elephant tourism industry, distorting and slandering Thai elephant raising all along. cruelty to animals
along with noting that foundation that came out to attack Most of them are foreigners. and when viewed on the website I only saw the donation opening. Make a huge amount of money out of pity. I would like everyone to help receive news with a fair heart. and conscious not to be misled by distorted news
Mr. Boontha also said that he wanted to examine the elephants that were allegedly Was used until after the deformation that there is a history of how have a ticket and the microchip number or not and asked to arrange a team of veterinarians from government agencies go for health check and the anatomy of an elephant that What is it and what causes it exactly?
while Dr. Panida Muanghong, veterinarian at Mae Taeng Elephant Camp said that from the experience of working as a veterinarian for almost ten years I’ve never seen a case of an elephant getting sick like this.
There is also research to support that an elephant can bear up to 15 percent of its body weight and does not cause abnormal gait patterns which the elephant is fully grown It weighs an average of 3,000 kilograms, meaning that an elephant can carry up to 450 kilograms. Will receive no more than 2 people at a time, including the weight of the mahout and the jock, then not more than 300 kilograms
In addition, each day, each elephant Will walk no more than 6-8 rounds per day, 15-30 minutes per round, a distance of 500 meters, but not more than 1 km.
While elephant conservationists such as Ms. Saengduan Chailert, president of the Elephant Conservation and Environment Foundation, said that a number of Thai elephants are overworked and lack proper care. At present, the foundation has helped to take in more than 30 of these elephants, including elephants in the tourism industry who have to work hard for decades to the point that their health and physiology are affected. must suffer all kinds of pain
In the past, it was not against the tourism industry. elephant riding or the use of elephants But I want the government to push the welfare of elephants even more.
President of the Elephant Conservation and Environment Foundation Said that in the past, the foundation helped elephants with deformed spines. by having taken good care of him until he returned to his full body condition but unnatural physiology It makes it still have to face pain for the rest of their lives.