An elephant abandoned by its owner after carrying tourists for 25 years has been revealed.
According to foreign media such as CNN on the 10th (local time) in the United States, Thailand’s Wildlife Rescue Organization ‘Thailand Wildlife Friends Foundation’ (WFFT) released a picture of Pai Lin, a 71-year-old female elephant who worked for 25 years. did.
Unlike normal elephants, Pyrin in the photo showed a lowered spine and a hollowed back.
Elephant riding is a popular tourist course in Thailand’s tourism industry. The Pyrin is known to carry up to six tourists at a time.
Experts have pointed out that ‘elephant riding’ is a form of animal cruelty because elephants’ bodies are not designed to be ridden by humans.
Pai Lin, who is being sheltered in the facility. WFFT twitter captureWFFT head Tom Taylor, who released the photo, said, “Elephant’s vertebrae are stretched upwards.”
“Pyrin’s previous owner gave up on her because she was old and in pain, and because of her slow walking pace, she could no longer do the job,” said WFFT Director Edwin Beek.
Now Pairin lives with 24 other rescued elephants at the WFFT sanctuary near the coastal town of Hua Hin, about a two-hour drive from Bangkok.
When the photo was released on social media and communities, netizens around the world commented, “It’s really sad that I was abandoned after working for 25 years”, “I thought elephants could be ridden like horses, but I didn’t know it would happen”, “Animals suffer from human greed. ” had the same reaction.
Source: Donga
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