The #Coronavirus pandemic has brought many countries to a halt. As tourism and other businesses grind to a standstill, the lock-down across the world comes with a small silver lining in these dark times.
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....on street processions across Kerala in Southern India and in tourist camps of Thailand and Sri Lanka. These blind, lame, elderly and sick elephants wearily take tourists on their backs on scorching hot surfaces. Sadly, the tourists are kept unaware of the true health....
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condition of the elephant. Festering sores and bleeding abscesses are bandaged up with colourful cloths, wounds and scars are covered with grease or paint and the elephants are prodded with sharp spikes and bullhooks carefully camouflaged as harmless bamboo sticks....
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... (contd.) It’s time for people to turn to responsible tourism. Visit http://www.refusetoride.org to learn how to be a part of the solution and sign our petition to help these elephants get the life that they deserve. Do your bit and
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Thing is worried about if they getting food or water ..and thus practice must end ..this just inhumane
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