Elephant rally at Govt House called off after talks
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Mahouts postponed plans for an elephant rally at Government House in Bangkok today - along with plans to blockade roads in southern and northern Thailand - following what they called "satisfactory talks" with Deputy Prime Minister General Pracha Promnog
Mahouts and owners of elephants gathered at the corral began to return home yesterday, but vowed to return if the government did not respond to their demands. They wanted the government not to approve the draft Wild Animals Preservation and Protection bill and for Natural Resources and Environment Minister, Wichet Kasemthonsri, to be removed.
