DTravels Round - The Truth About Riding Elephants
Sept 1, 2015 22:41:21 GMT 7
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2015 22:41:21 GMT 7
I'm delighted to introduce our inaugural blog post on this forum from Diana of DTravels Round. Diana is a friend of mine who spent a couple of years working with the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai - a superb project run by the exceptional Lek Chalert.
So, you won't be surprised to hear that this first blog spotlight deals with "The Truth About Riding Elephants." You'll find it to be very insightful - as Diana's blog posts always tend to be. If you have the time, take a wander through Diana's other posts, and see Thailand and many other countries from a ladies point of view. DTravels Round us regularly rated as being one of the highest rated travel blogs in the world - and when you read it, you'll see why:
www.dtravelsround.com/2015/08/11/truth-about-riding-elephants-in-thailand/
"I watch, happy tears swelling in my eyes, as the first of two rescued ex-trekking elephants walks off of the truck, backing out slowly and cautiously placing her hind legs, one-at-a-time, on the ground.
It’s pitch black, save for a few flashlights and one camera light. Around us, cicadas, frogs and crickets all compete to pierce the oh-so-still night.
She walks softly, crunching dried grass, as we follow behind her. Slowly, slowly she walks. To freedom. At the Cambodia Wildlife Sanctuary.
From this moment forward, she will never have to strap a 200-pound bench to her back. From this moment forward, she will never have ropes cutting into her. A bull hook threatening to slash her ear, forehead or neck. She will never have the weight of a person on her. But, most importantly, she will never again be exploited for a human’s need to cross “riding an elephant” off of some bucket list or posing atop her back for a selfie.
Even though I no longer live in Thailand, I receive emails from readers regularly who ask: Should I ride an elephant? What’s the truth about riding elephants in Thailand and the rest of the world?" -
So, you won't be surprised to hear that this first blog spotlight deals with "The Truth About Riding Elephants." You'll find it to be very insightful - as Diana's blog posts always tend to be. If you have the time, take a wander through Diana's other posts, and see Thailand and many other countries from a ladies point of view. DTravels Round us regularly rated as being one of the highest rated travel blogs in the world - and when you read it, you'll see why:
www.dtravelsround.com/2015/08/11/truth-about-riding-elephants-in-thailand/
"I watch, happy tears swelling in my eyes, as the first of two rescued ex-trekking elephants walks off of the truck, backing out slowly and cautiously placing her hind legs, one-at-a-time, on the ground.
It’s pitch black, save for a few flashlights and one camera light. Around us, cicadas, frogs and crickets all compete to pierce the oh-so-still night.
She walks softly, crunching dried grass, as we follow behind her. Slowly, slowly she walks. To freedom. At the Cambodia Wildlife Sanctuary.
From this moment forward, she will never have to strap a 200-pound bench to her back. From this moment forward, she will never have ropes cutting into her. A bull hook threatening to slash her ear, forehead or neck. She will never have the weight of a person on her. But, most importantly, she will never again be exploited for a human’s need to cross “riding an elephant” off of some bucket list or posing atop her back for a selfie.
Even though I no longer live in Thailand, I receive emails from readers regularly who ask: Should I ride an elephant? What’s the truth about riding elephants in Thailand and the rest of the world?" -
