Comments on: The 6 BEST Ethical Elephant Sanctuaries In Chiang Mai

By: Christine

Christine — Sat, 19 Oct 2024 06:41:29 +0000

I appreciate your stand against elephant riding. I would like to point out there are observation only sanctuaries and sanctuaries that do not have mahouts use bullhooks. Your reference to a man being killed should not justify bullhooks. That man went into an elephant’s enclosure at night after drinking alcohol. Several of the ethical places you list also breed elephants to draw in tourists and allow dozens of strangers to bath with elephants multiple times a day on a schedule. That is not prioritizing elephant welfare. We don’t want to vilify Thai people or mahouts but tourists can spend their dollars on more ethical places and help move the camps toward better elephant welfare practices. Ethical sanctuaries should feature NO riding, bathing, chains, bullhooks or breeding babies to draw in tourist. Consider Chang Chill, Kindred Spirits, Asian Elephant Projects, Mahouts Elephant Foundation as well as ENP and Burm and Emily’s.

By: Sacha

Sacha — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 23:39:03 +0000

What would your suggestions be for Pattaya regarding finding an ethical elephant sanctuary ?

By: Becka

Becka — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 05:48:35 +0000

Thank you for all your research and sharing it all in this article. I am heading there tomorrow and as I really want to see elephants, since I never have, I only want to support the most ethical business. I am ok not touching or interacting if it means, that’s what’s best for the elephant. I look forward to seeing them and I appreciate you.

By: Tracey Walton

Tracey Walton — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 21:50:21 +0000

In reply to Ronny. Hello Our hotel has booked us with Elephant Jungle Sanctuary , Chiang Mai tomorrow (Monday ) . It is not listed . Is it ethical ? Thank you