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A growing number of international tour companies are refusing to promote elephant rides, putting South Africa’s elephant-back safari industry under pressure to end the lucrative but unethical/questionable practice of riding elephants, says Melissa Reitz.
In a recent column, Reitz highlights the differing views surrounding elephant experiences.
While increasing global awareness of the welfare issues and cruel training methods, not everyone supports ending the practice. “Some elephant facilities in South Africa argue that their elephants are well looked after in large free-roaming areas and have not endured cruel training methods,” says Reitz of this international pressure.
Click here to read the full column.
Source: tourismupdate.co.za
