by Windy Borman | Jun 18, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from Soraida and FAE
In 1993, Soraida Salwala opened the world’s first Asian Elephant Hospital to treat elephants that are ill or injured as a result of work, abuse or neglect. To date, she and her staff have treated over 2,000 elephants for everything from eye infections to knife...
by Windy Borman | Jun 12, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from Soraida and FAE
Below is a recent update on Mosha from Soraida Salwala, Founder of the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Elephant Hospital: Mosha has grown taller and her prosthetic leg is being made to make her front two legs on the same level. I have the railing for Mosha to...
by Windy Borman | Jun 11, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Dear Friends, In researching animal rights organizations for “The Eyes of Thailand”, In Defense of Animals suggested I join their mailing list for the Elephant Task Force. This turned out to be a very serendipitous decision on many levels and in the...
by Windy Borman | May 30, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
According to the North County Times, before the San Diego Zoo used crates, cranes and trucks to move its Asian Elephants from the Wild Animal Park to the Zoo, Suzanne Roy, program manager for the international animal protection organization In Defense of Animals, said...
by Windy Borman | May 27, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Please take a moment to check out the pictures of the month-old Asian Elephant calf on her first stroll at the Moscow Zoo: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2009/05/asian-elephant-calf-moscow-zoo.html Regardless of how you feel about zoos, baby elephants sure...
by Windy Borman | May 25, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
On April 24, 2009, actress/comedienne and animal advocate Georja Umano attended a 3-day Summit for Elephants at ARK 2000, a Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) sanctuary in San Andreas, CA. The gathering drew everyone from veterinarians and trainers, to...
