To mark National Thai Elephant Day yesterday,
the owner of an elephant kraal in Ayutthaya urged the government to seriously
tackle elephantrelated issues, while Lampang and Chiang Rai hosted meritmaking
rituals. Thailand has about 5,000 elephants left.
Ayutthaya
kraal owner Laithongrien Meepan also took four elephants - two dressed as war
elephants and two painted like pandas - to the City Hall, bearing signs
reading: "Today we're beggars. In the past we served in battles to restore
the nation."
In
Lampang's Hang Chat district, Thai Elephant Conservation Centre officials,
members of the public and 30 elephants attended the morning alms offering to
nine monks, followed by elephantrelated rituals, a ceremony to confer awards on
outstanding mahouts, photographtaking and a feast for the elephants.
In
Chiang Rai's Muang district, Kariang Ruammit Ville, the province's only
elephantraising village, held a ritual to ask for blessings from 32 elephants
and their mahouts, attended by Thai and foreign tourists. It was followed by a
feast of fruit for the elephants. The village's elephant camp, offering
elephant riding services, was closed for the day.
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