Every
year
,
Thailand
sees
millions
of
tourists
,
many
of
whom
find
it
great
fun
to
take
rides
on
the
backs
of
elephants
.
In
,
it
is
often
the
highlight
of
a
visitor's
vacation
and
brings
in
a
lot
of
money
for
the
Thai
economy
.
,
there
is
a
dark
and
cruel
side
of
elephant
tourism
that
would
horrify
many
travelers
.
Elephants
have
been
found
to
be
highly
social
creatures
in
their
natural
habitat
.
They
often
travel
great
distances
in
herds
which
are
led
by
females
.
,
the
illegal
trade
of
young
elephants
has
developed
due
to
high
in
Thailand's
tourism
industry
.
In
this
business
,
young
wild
elephants
are
lured
away
from
their
mothers
and
into
traps
.
Any
females
from
the
herd
who
might
try
to
protect
the
innocent
babies
may
be
shot
by
the
trappers
*
.
The
elephants
that
fall
victim
to
the
traps
are
then
sold
to
tour
.
That
is
when
the
real
horror
begins
,
as
they
are
often
violently
.
These
young
elephants
are
confined
in
very
small
cages
.
For
days
,
they
are
beaten
without
and
even
with
sharp
nails
.
The
psychological
torture
and
physical
abuse
,
both
of
cause
extreme
suffering
,
are
done
to
make
them
obedient
to
their
human
trainers
.
Once
the
elephants
are
,
they
are
forced
into
a
life
of
misery
.
Many
of
them
are
to
carry
tourists
on
their
backs
at
popular
attractions
and
elephant
camps
.
Since
an
elephant's
spine
*
is
to
pressure
from
above
,
carrying
heavy
tourists
for
hours
every
day
can
lead
to
painful
,
permanent
back
injuries
.
What's
,
beatings
still
occur
regularly
as
they
work
,
with
their
flesh
*
being
struck
with
metal
hooks
*
attached
to
steel
*
rods
*
.
still
,
they
are
denied
an
adequate
amount
of
food
and
water
,
which
further
contributes
to
their
.
On
average
,
elephants
in
Thailand
give
rides
to
more
than
13
million
tourists
every
year
.
This
puts
money
in
the
pockets
of
those
who
capture
or
take
advantage
of
them
,
which
allows
the
cruel
elephant
trade
to
continue
.
Supply
never
comes
without
demand
,
and
it
is
time
that
we
treated
the
roots
of
the
problem
.
When
you
visit
Thailand
,
avoid
companies
profiting
from
elephant
tourism
.
As
an
alternative
,
visit
one
of
Thailand's
three
national
parks
where
wild
elephants
roam
*
free
.
There
,
you
can
take
in
viewing
these
complex
,
animals
as
they
happily
about
their
lives
in
peace
.
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