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Forced to swim under the glare of onlookers for a captive elephant

Forced to swim under the glare of onlookers for a captive elephant

Mis à jour le 07 December 2018

It's a pleasure for free elephants to bathe and swim. But in no case should they be forced into a deep pool where they struggle to hold their heads above the water! Yet it is the daily life for elephants held in a Thai zoo. This is unacceptable, the public must refuse to go see this! We contacted Trip Advisor to stop recommending the attraction and selling tickets. An immediate success of this operation!

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The video of "World Animal News" shows an elephant who seems to be struggling to swim. The tiny pool has a glass partition, allowing dozens of zoo customers to see the elephant underwater. But what show are we seeing? The humiliation of the largest land mammal, struggling to keep his head out of the water, forced to perform! What extreme stress!

We alerted Trip Advisor as soon as we became aware of these outrageous images. How can we continue to sell tickets for this not only violent but ridiculous attraction to an endangered animal in the wild? What does it teach children? What image does it give of wild animals?

Two days later, Trip Advisor reacted our observations and requests!

The success of this popular rallying together is undeniable: tickets for this attraction are no longer sold by Trip Advisor, with immediate effect!

Thank you to all of you who rallied to help!

TripAdvisor's response to our mail
TripAdvisor's response to our mail
Julia Mothé
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#Zoos #Cruauté #Eléphant
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mumu | Friday 31 August 2018

bravo one voice, pour avoir contacté trip advisor : la cruauté, l'humiliation, le stress font souffrir cet éléphant d'une manière dégradante. muriel.

pookynou | Friday 31 August 2018

C'est encore un scandale de plus, ils ne savent plus quoi faire quel que soit le pays qui a cette idée saugrenue ! pour épater, attirer le touriste en mal de nouveauté !!! Pauvre bête ! Il faut dire aussi que les gens qui viennent voir ce genre de spectacle ne sont pas malins non plus !Bravo à Tripadvisor, cela leur fait un bon coup de pub supplémentaire ! Mais j'ai du mal à croire qu'Ils n'étaient pas au courant .....

arnac | Friday 31 August 2018

Abject !!!!
Qui peux cautionner ces horreurs ???
Et payer pour assister à ça....
Le monde va vraiment mal.

Vicky | Friday 31 August 2018

une honte, les humains ont gardé l'esprit des romains pour montrer des tyrannies concernant les animaux, corrida, un éléphant dans une piscine, etc....
je suis contre