British tourist killed by elephant in Thailand
British tourist killed by elephant in Thailand
"A Scottish man has died after being gored by an elephant in Thailand, local press has reported. Gareth Crowe, 36, and his 16-year-old daughter had been riding the animal when it apparently turned on its handler on the island of Koh Samui.
The Bangkok Post said the 13-year-old elephant, called Golf, became agitated when its handler stopped in a forested area to take pictures, hitting the handler with its trunk before stabbing him in the torso with a tusk, causing serious injuries.
It then threw Mr Crowe and his daughter from its back, trampling on Mr Crowe and goring him with its tusk, killing him instantly. His daughter was treated in hospital after sustaining minor injuries. When the incident was over, the elephant ran off into the forest. It had reportedly appeared upset shortly before lashing out, refusing to follow instructions."
http://news.sky.com/story/1634041/eleph ... t-to-death
The Bangkok Post said the 13-year-old elephant, called Golf, became agitated when its handler stopped in a forested area to take pictures, hitting the handler with its trunk before stabbing him in the torso with a tusk, causing serious injuries.
It then threw Mr Crowe and his daughter from its back, trampling on Mr Crowe and goring him with its tusk, killing him instantly. His daughter was treated in hospital after sustaining minor injuries. When the incident was over, the elephant ran off into the forest. It had reportedly appeared upset shortly before lashing out, refusing to follow instructions."
http://news.sky.com/story/1634041/eleph ... t-to-death
Are the elephants treated badly?
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Yes, often they are. Plus, big as they are, having someone on their backs is actually not good for them.YaTingPom wrote:Are the elephants treated badly?
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They have to batter them around with iron bars etc to train them.YaTingPom wrote:Are the elephants treated badly?
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Elephants have never been domesticated because it's too time consuming to breed animals that gestate pregnancies for 2 years. All elephants you see in captivity were wild animals that were caught and tamed, which involves regular beatings.
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Elephant camps in Cambodia..... And Laos......YaTingPom wrote:Fucking Thais.
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Elephants always appear quite happy and well looked after whenever I have seen them, not so many around these days though.
Must be quite painful being gored and trampled,
R.I.P to the Gentleman.
Must be quite painful being gored and trampled,
R.I.P to the Gentleman.
Have you ever seen an unhappy elephant to compare?
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How else can the pay for their keep? Thailand had a long history of selection forestry using elephants for timber extraction which had much less impact on the soils and they have a long services life after training .Hanno wrote:Just one of the reasons this whole elephant riding stuff needs to stop.
Let them go back into the forest and work.
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The mahout in this incident was from Myannmar, he hit the elephant with a hook several times because it wasn't obeying him and then....YaTingPom wrote:Fucking Thais.
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Apparently a Thai website reported that the victim was teasing the elephant with a banana.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ ... iland.html
I wonder if he stuck it through his pants and was stroking it like a big yellow cock. That would be funny.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ ... iland.html
I wonder if he stuck it through his pants and was stroking it like a big yellow cock. That would be funny.
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I grew up with (African) elephants all around and am very vary. I love elephants but prefer to keep a good distance. When they lose it, you have no chance at all.
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