by Windy Borman | Dec 28, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Mosha (which means Star in the Karin language) is a 3-year old Asian Elephant at the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Elephant Hospital. When she was 7-months old, Mosha stepped on a landmine along the Thai-Burma border. Her owner donated her to FAE, where Soraida...
by Windy Borman | Dec 26, 2009 | Action Alert, Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
PETA has acquired shocking photos from a former Ringling Brothers Circus trainer that show frightened baby elephants at Ringling’s breeding center undergoing barbaric training methods to make them perform in the circus. Please sign this email to conduct an...
by Windy Borman | Dec 24, 2009 | Action Alert, Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
ACTION ALERT: With elephant logging now illegal in Thailand, many owners look to the tourism industry for income. There are now over 2,000 elephants working in tourist treks, as street beggars, or performing in elephant circus shows in Thailand. While some tourists...
by Windy Borman | Dec 22, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
December 22, 2009– Baby Mosha, a 3-year old Asian Elephant who stepped on a landmine when she was 7-months old, will receive a new prosthetic limb from the Prostheses Foundation at FAE’s Elephant Hospital on January 2, 2010. On August 15, 2009, I filmed...
by Windy Borman | Dec 21, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from Soraida and FAE, Notes from the Director
I have some sad news to share. On December 18, 2009, Soraida wrote: At 8.55 p.m. Baby Namfon fell on the sand and we helped her up, trying to walk her to the mattresses but she resisted. Now she is standing but shaking, urinated what we think has blood in it but will...
by Windy Borman | Dec 14, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from Soraida and FAE, Notes from the Director
Unfortunately, Soraida and the vets at FAE cannot save every elephant that visits their hospital. Tahnee was a 70+-year old elephant Asian Elephant and a permanent resident at FAE. (Elephants can live for 60-80 years). On December 5, 2009, Tahnee’s health...
