Punishing those who help and care

It’s the third raid this month! (Google: DNP Raid Elephant Nature Park Chiang Mai, Thailand.) Lek, the courageous founder of the Elephant Nature Park, wants to know why they are being singled out. As someone who has been to that park, the thought of any of those elephants being taken away horrifies me. 

While I’m not saying the Elephant Nature Park is the only place in Thailand where elephants are well treated, it’s the only place that I know of.

Are these raids due to the fact that Lek, like Edwin Wieks, has expressed concerns about an alleged illegal elephant trade? If they are wrong (and I don’t think they are), then prove it! But don’t take it out on those elephants, who, in many cases, suffered horribly before being rescued by the Elephant Nature Park.

Eric Bahrt 

Pattaya