Animal lovers worried about captive elephants
(Agencies)
Updated: 2007-12-24 10:11
Updated: 2007-12-24 10:11
Sangduen "Lek" Chailert plays with an ex-working elephant at her rescue centre for domesticated elephants in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand on November 19, 2007. Elephant conservationists such as Chailert worry that captive elephants, considered beasts of burden in Thailand, have little protection from abuse if their owners work them all day to bring in more tourist dollars. [Agencies]
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