The pachyderms are used for uphill joy rides for foreign and other tourists even during peak summer. Many of them are old and ...

“The highly concerning animal welfare and public health and safety issues associated with directly interactive (riding, bathing, touching, feeding, close-up photographs) in elephant tourism are ...

The mahouts also received support ... as yet there are no plans to ban the remaining circus shows or elephant riding that keep so many elephants trapped in a cycle of abuse.