And we find out about the plight of elephants in the tiny tourist sector and how is the town and. Humans have been exploiting animals for men that meow. A shocking 90 percent of all mammals alive today are being raised for human consumption. Most of these animals are kept in conditions which dont take that basic means into account. Unfortunately thats also true for the most used for human entertainment as pets in some zoos circuses store amusement parks at least 15000 elephants worldwide live in captivity in asia many of them are used as working animals to provide entertainment for tourists. As part of our global ideas series our reporter felix noah and his team went to northern thailand to meet a woman providing refuge for elephants. Just one look and she knows exactly which elephant is which she now has 80 of them each one has suffered lect child learn knows all their stories. Yet up. Until just a few years ago this elephant worked in a nearby riding camp as the conservationist expla
Healthy is that town and. Humans have been exploiting animals for many many hours. A shocking 90 percent of all mammals alive today are being raised for human consumption. Most of these animals are kept in conditions which dont take their basic needs into account. Unfortunately thats also true for animals used for human entertainment as pets in some zoos circuses or amusement parks at least 15000 elephants worldwide live in captivity in asia many of them are used as working animals all to provide entertainment for tourists and. As part of our global ideas series our reporter felix moore and his team went to northern thailand to meet a woman providing refuge for elephants. Just one look and she knows exactly which elephant is which she now has 80 of them each one has suffered lect child learn all their stories. Yet up. Until just a few years ago this elephant worked in a nearby riding camp is the conservationist explains he had to carry tourists around every day if he didnt obey his tra