Rescuers use elephants to navigate flooded Thai streets - ABC News

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[suzibouch-xmyr]

So sorry to see so much devastation. Please be nice to the elephants. We can all work together. May God grant all of us the strength to get through all of these struggles.

[mayito]

Animals working for humans, they must be treated with care and respect.

[mylenebruynen]

It’s is so heart warming to see these beautiful elephants working to help rescuing people ! I hope they are well treated also ❤

[christinamayorga]

We need some elephants right now in north Carolina. Seriously.

[pacjam]

They need to show a little more kindness to that elephant. He’s the head rescuer.

[utebrown]

Such gentle giants. Often abused and neglected. I hope they are treated well.

[pandoraalberts]

Well done, sweet ellies, you have saved many people over the years. ❤️

[pandoraalberts]

And elephants died too. They were drowned in a sanctuary that rescued them from abuse. 😰💔

[shendaraalshedir]

Bold brave and beautiful. These fearless Elephants deserve credit. Please remember how they helped you and treat them with love, kindness, respect and gentle hands. Where would we be without Animals.🐾🌈☮️🇨🇦♥️🐘♥️

[TeamRogers]

Elephants Are Amazingly Super Good With These!

[JackieBurnsCreations]

I saw an elephant rescue in India. Those elephants were treated with a lot of respect. The Mahouts had a special bond with their elephants. The elephants with them until the day either one of them die. They are not hurting them. They all are heroes

[sheririce]

They are always amazing. ❤ beasts of burden mostly in this area but still .. it’s who comes to the rescue 🐘🌸

[lauraholzler]

This is what our former circus elephants can do for a job! This is a great idea for our hard to reach communities!

[nancyroth]

That is amazing. These giants can be hope in such terrific times. Blessed be

[JessicaJimenez-msrp]

What gentle giants❤ and you can see in their demeanor they understood they had a job to do. How amazing

[debrakleid]

That’s one way to do it but treat the elephants as you would want to be treated with respect. They are carrying a lot of weight and they are very smart as well

[jeanetteh.]

I did not like seeing the mahout prodding the elephant with his hook. Poor animal.

[edwardd.taormina]

Elephants are not meant to be ridden:
*Physical design*
Elephants are not physically designed to carry the weight of humans and the howdah (saddle) on their backs. Their spines are not built to support this weight, and the constant strain can lead to permanent spinal damage, deformities, and chronic health issues.
*Training*
Elephants are often taken from the wild and subjected to harsh training and poor living conditions. Trainers may use bullhooks or other torture devices to break their spirits and teach them to obey humans.
*Animal cruelty*
Riding elephants can cause significant animal harm. Many rescued elephants have spine problems and wounds on their backs from carrying heavy loads.
*Ethical concerns*
Elephant riding is ethically problematic. Elephants are supposed to be free in the wild with their families, not carrying humans for human entertainment.

Instead of riding elephants, you can consider visiting ethical elephant sanctuaries or participating in expedition tours to interact with elephants in a more ethical way.

[sunset]

WHY hit the elephant in the head with that stick ? 😮

[RebekahBarr-ttgd]

Wow amazing help with the elephants prayers sent for all