I was planning on visiting the Tiger Temple today, but as I already spend half my life on buses (18-hour trip to Krabi tomorrow - at least the scenery's nice), the six-hour round trip to Kanchanaburi wasn't an appealing prospect (especially when you add a couple more hours for Bangkok traffic).
Luckily, there are other places nearby where you can see distressed animals being mistreated and made to perform for the entertainment of braying crowds, like Samphran Elephant Ground and Zoo.
If you look at their little faces, it's almost as if they understand.
Samphran Elephant Ground & Zoo
(Featuring Shitloads of Crocodiles Too)
A childish day out again again again
Many crocodiles
Siamese crocodile's gaping maw
Who are you going to call?
A: It is me
Dave gets his comeuppance for riding the elephant (stop looking like you enjoy it)
They love having numbers tattooed on their heads
They love being sad and alone in their cages
Not happy that this was closed
Elephant Theme Show
They love it when their mates stand on them
They love swinging hoops and banging drums
They love lifting wood
They love doing trunk-stands
They love playing football
They love explosions going off in close proximity to their massive ears
They love being made to fight each other
Crocodile Wrestling Show
They love being aggressively poked with sticks
They love having their jaws forced open
They love being propositioned by men
They love being throat-fisted by men
God, I would so love it if you chomped down now and taught him a lesson.
Do it.
DO IT
I'm sorry my baht helped to support this crap
