After Killing keeper, Elephant made off Tourists ride

This might pique the shape of an elephant from Thailand who will not manipulated and exploited continuously. After killing the handler, these elephants carry tourists who rode blurred, on Wednesday (26/8). After being rescued by some other handler, tourists from China were successfully rescued.

There is news that said that the elephant was not comfortable with his new handler. Local police said the elephant was later dropped the handler, then menyeruduknya to death. Do not stop there, mammals trunked then fled with tourists who were riding it.

A local television station broadcast the fears of tourists who were brought to the cage. Not long after, some other handler trying to silence and calm him down. Their efforts succeeded; The tourists were rescued by the state survived.

We know, elephant riding tour is one of the most popular for foreign tourists when visiting Thailand. But on the other hand, these activities received strong criticism from environmental activists. They refer to this activity as a form of cruelty to animals has the potential to make the animal stress.

For information, in Thailand, the number of elephants that have been domesticated 4,000 tails, while the number of elephants liardi White Elephant Affairs only 2,500 individuals. If the first elephants tame it functioned for transporting timber, then since 1989, since the Thai government to promote the banning of logging, elephants were converted to the tourism sector in order to pamper tourists who come there.