点评:Trip Advisor already has a proviso that this place "Does not meet animal welfare guidelines". So why, you ask, would I go there knowing that? I happen to be with a group of people on a tour. Regardless, there is nothing remotely appropriate about this place. These elephants are trained to perform, be ridden, be exposed to thousands of visitors per year, fed by tourist, bathed by tourists, etc., etc. This is an incredibly stressful environment, as they are forced to engage in all of above-----none of which has anything to do with their natural, wild behaviors and habitat. There are several truly appropriate sanctuaries in the Chiang Mai area, in which there is no contact whatsoever with the elephants, but perfect viewing platforms from which to watch them. These creatures are not for our entertainment. Do not support this place.
翻译:TripAdvisor上已经明确指出这个地方“不符合动物福利准则”。你可能会问,既然如此,我为什么还要去那里?因为我碰巧和一群人一起参加旅行团。无论如何,这个地方根本不合适。这些大象被训练表演、被骑乘,每年要面对成千上万的游客,由游客喂食、洗澡等等。这对它们来说是一个极其痛苦的环境,因为它们被迫参与上述所有活动——而这些都与它们的自然野生习性和栖息地毫无关系。清迈地区有很多真正合适的大象保护区,在那里游客完全无法与大象接触,但有绝佳的观景平台可以观赏它们。这些动物不是用来娱乐我们的。请不要光顾这个地方。