Elephants Banned From Bangkok Streets

Posted on December 13, 2003 by glasscastle

Thailand’s
prime minister has banned vagrant elephants from the streets of Bangkok
in an effort to ease traffic chaos.
Thaksin Shinawatra says elephants brought in from the countryside cause
road problems in the congested capital city.

In his national weekly radio address, he said he had told the Interior
Ministry and the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority to "not let elephants
into Bangkok".

Scores of domesticated elephants – estimates range from 60 to 250 – roam
Bangkok streets with their handlers, begging for food or promoting the
sale of ivory trinkets.

from Ananova
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One Response to Elephants Banned From Bangkok Streets

  1. Lost in Bangkok says:
    December 5, 2008 at 7:46 am

    It’s always nice to see elephants walking around but the elephants really should be protected from walking the streets bangkok as many are under nourished not being able to get the large amount of food they need each day.

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