By Free Republic | Created at 2025-01-08 06:17:31 | Updated at 2025-01-08 22:07:37
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Mahout charged after elephant gores tourist to death
BBC ^ | 01/07/2025 | Koh Ewe
Posted on 01/07/2025 9:42:26 PM PST by BenLurkin
The tourist - 22-year-old Blanca Ojanguren García - was bathing the elephant at the Koh Yao Elephant Care Centre in southern Thailand when she was attacked by the animal.
This has renewed concerns over Thailand's booming elephant tourism industry, which animal rights groups have long criticised as unethical and dangerous.
Activists say that elephant bathing is disruptive to natural grooming behaviours and could injure the animals, exposing them to unnecessary stress.
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García sustained a head injury - and later died in the hospital - after the elephant, 45-year-old female Phang Somboon, pushed her with its tusk. Her boyfriend, who was travelling with her, witnessed the attack
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TOPICS: Travel
KEYWORDS: dontpetthebison; elephant; elephantbathing; gores; mahout; thailand; tourist
1 posted on 01/07/2025 9:42:26 PM PST by BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
A mahout is an elephant rider, trainer, or keeper.
2 posted on 01/07/2025 9:45:27 PM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
To: BenLurkin
This has renewed concerns over Thailand's booming elephant tourism industry, which animal rights groups have long criticised as unethical and dangerous.
The once endangered Thai elephant is now thriving, partly due to Thailand's elephant tourism industry.
But it doesn't matter what humans do, animal activists will criticize all human activity.
To: BenLurkin
“Don’t pet the bison”
Her boyfriend should have known that aphorism.
4 posted on 01/07/2025 9:56:13 PM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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