On March 18, 2010, Baby Nampet arrived at the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Elephant Hospital from Chiang Mai. He was walking on the road when a vehicle hit him.
Baby Nampet arrives at FAE on March 18, 2010, after being hit by a car in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
This is a daily threat and a sad reality for many street elephants in Thailand. Luckily for Nampet, his owner took him to FAE‘s Elephant Hospital so the staff could examine him and dress his wounds.
Unfortunately, because baby elephants earn a lot of money on the street, posing in pictures and getting fed by (uneducated) tourists, his owner picked him up and took him “back to work” on March 23, 2010.
Staff at FAE encourage Baby Nampet to walk into the truck, so his owner can take him back to Chiang Mai.
Baby Nampet is not the first elephant to be hit by a vehicle in Thailand. Injuries and car accidents to street elephants will only end once it is no longer profitable; if we end the demand, we’ll decrease the supply.
Please take a few moments to sign the following petitions to get ALL elephants off the streets in Thailand:
Ban Street Begging Elephants in Chiang Mai
Lonely Planet Petition to Educate Tourists
Please consider joining the following Facebook Groups:
Help Ban Begging Street Elephants in Chiang Mai
Save the Elephants, Stop Street Walking Exploitation
Additionally, if you are in Chiang Mai, Thailand on Sunday, April 4, please join the “Help Ban Begging Street Elephants in Chiang Mai” group distribute flyers and raise local and tourist awareness. Details are listed on their Facebook group page listed above.
Thank you!
-Windy Borman
Director/Producer, The Eyes of Thailand
