Elephant is a heavy plant-eating mammal with a prehensile trunk, long curved ivory tusk and large ears, native to Africa and southern Asia. It is the largest living land animal.
Unknown to most of us is the tragic reality behind the elephant tourism industry. Before they become "useful" for elephant tourism, elephants are brutally tortured.
In a heartbreaking video posted recently by Circa, these trained elephants first go through a process called "phajaan" which literally translates to the "crush."
According to the website, the purpose is "to break the independent spirit of an elephant so they obey human commands." This is the reason why elephants eventually allow people to ride them, although they do not do that by nature.
Circa describes 'Phajaan' prepares them for all that and it can be “deeply and permanently traumatizing."
Those young elephants were thrown into a very small cage and then they’re beaten and starved of food and water, which goes on for days or even a month until the elephant trainers think that the animal is ready to obey them.
Luckily, someone is hoping to change all that. Sangduen “Lek” Chailert, co-founder of Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand, is helping rescue the animals and are spreading awareness about the harsh realities of elephant tourism industry.
Lek develops a close relationship with the elephants they rescued. She enjoys singing to the elephants especially to those who have mentally suffered because of all the torture they’ve experienced.
Faa Sai, for example, usually falls asleep when Lek sings.
Watch the video below...
Source: elitereaders
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