I hope you take a look at this photo closely.
See the happiness in the faces of this elephant family?
Elephants are MEANT to be in the wild in their natural habitat.
Elephants are wonderers who can travel up to 35 miles in a single day.
Elephants are NOT for riding.
Elephants are NOT for bathing.
Elephants are NOT for painting pictures.
Elephants are NOT for your selfies and entertainment.
There are over 5,000 elephants in captivity in Thailand for the sole purpose of someone profiting from them.
As a tourist, if you participate in these activities, you are just as guilty as the owners who enslave these elephants.
For the same price or less, you can hire a guide in many areas of Thailand and see elephants in their natural habitat.
This is the way it should be.
Stop supporting the enslavers!
Love and the wild elephants!