Elephant Playing Darts

yeah, i wonder that too Fezdango. i hate to see any animal exploited – but, for me, it’s even worse when they do it to the more intelligent animals because i think that they have the ability to realize/recognize their situation. elephants have been so horribly exploited and yet they have the strength to just turn around and kill you. surprisingly, they generally don’t. but when they do, it’s hard to have much sympathy for the people who have held them captive.

That is just sad. I hate those spectators.

I’ve seen the show. It is an elephant farm in Chiang Mai, Thailand. About 80 elephants there, each with their own caretaker. Playing devil’s advocate here, the elephants had been used for construction in the past, but now they do these shows. (far less cruel, I would think) The elephants are domesticated (well as domesticated as one can get). So releasing them back into the wild would not be a possibility. Didn’t see any ill treatment of the animals. They not only played darts, but also played soccer, painted pictures (with a ripley’s believe it or not award too for that) and interacted with the audience. So I’m not ashamed to say I thoroughly enjoyed the show and was amazed.

I wanna take one to the carnival so i can win me some prizes. But still, its amzing.

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