Elephants Rescues
Two new arrivals

 

We have just received two bulls to our Park in need of urgent medical treatment. A young bull named Poo-Keaw age 18 years old suffered injuries on all four feet from standing on the chemicals used by farmers to control insects.

His toe nails were coming off and he was in great pain, so we started a treatment program for him. Poo-keaw is owned by Karen tribesmen and currently working in a tourist elephant camp.  We hope the owner will let him to stay with us until he fully heals before taking him back to work.

A second bull named Khum-min, 46 year old was also in urgent need of treatment. We took him from another tourist camp and found that Khum -Min has the big abscess on his back while still working to transport tourists.  Each trip put a load of over 400 pounds on his back. His mahout told us he has had this

abscess for more than 3 months. We saw the tears of pain as he struggled with tourists on his back. We are negotiated with his owner to rent him and offer him freedom at our park, at least, until he heals.