Forced to swim under the glare of onlookers for a captive elephant
Captive elephants forced to bathe by force in a deep pool where they struggle to hold their head out of the water! This is the daily life for this elephant held in a Thai zoo. Questioned by One Voice, Trip Advisor has just stopped recommending this attraction and the sale of tickets!
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!
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!
Des #éléphants forcés à nager, qui peinent à garder la tête hors de l’eau au #KhaoKheowOpenZoo en Thaïlande. Humiliation, stress extrême, comment des touristes peuvent-ils payer pour voir ça? Eduquons-les! Et @tripadvisor ne recommandez plus cet enfer. pic.twitter.com/cyCpaueKms
— Muriel Arnal (@MurielArnal) 27 août 2018
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!
Merci à vous de nous avoir alerté. Nous vous confirmons que cette attraction avec des éléphants ne respecte pas les règles de notre charte de protection des animaux. Par conséquent, toute vente de billets pour cette attraction a cessé avec effet immédiat.
— TripAdvisor France (@TripAdvisorFR) 29 août 2018