Thailand’s tourism industry faces stark criticism for its role in the captive breeding of elephants, an issue that sheds light on the broader, grim practices within the wildlife entertainment sector. A recent investigation by World Animal Protection (WAP) has exposed a distressing global trend where an estimated 5.5 billion wild animals, spanning 487 species, are subjected to cruel conditions for profit, with Thailand’s elephants at the forefront of this exploitation. This revelation calls for urgent reevaluation of wildlife tourism and entertainment practices worldwide.
The Scope of Cruelty
Elephants, bears, and lions bear the brunt of the wildlife entertainment industry’s cruelty, suffering in captivity across various countries. In Thailand, elephants are specifically bred and trained under harrowing conditions for…
