24500 Signatures Collected
PETITION TARGETS: Thailand Ministry of Tourism, Tourism Authority of Thailand, and Ministry of Public Health
A chained mother elephant trying to nurse her baby, elephants stabbed with nails and bullhooks as they scream out in pain, elephants forced to give rides, and more: That’s what a new Lady Freethinker (LFT) investigation reveals.
An LFT investigator visited eight elephant “attractions” in Thailand – Sanctuary of Truth, Samphran Elephant Ground and Zoo, Pattaya Elephant Village, Nong Nooch Tropical Garden, Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Chang Thai Thappraya Safari, Chang Siam Camp, and Chang Puak Camp – and found cruelty and abuse at every single one.
At Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Bang Phra, handlers used nails – in an apparent attempt to hide the abuse from the public – to stab elephants, including a baby named Saan Suay, who was stabbed behind the…
