The following is a small clip of what a tourist experienced in Thailand on an elephant hike....All staff members had a fabric bag with a kind of sharp hook inside. While they presented themselves as "ethical" to the tourists, as soon as the staff rode the elephants alone, they used these hooks. Please don't go to this elephant sanctuary they abuse these elephants and it's really sad to see !!!!

This is happening all the time!!! 

Date of experience: December 2023