nina or thin brask tells us that a lack of transparency constantly impedes her work. in particular the camp's management refuses to talk to her about the training of young elephants. historically they have used. a very brutal way of training the young elephants to make them listen to them hooks. and actually due to this very brutal training method that is now in what is deterring many tourists from going into the much additional camps because it is a firm belief that all elephants and to do show is to do any sort of entertainment for guests and forest. can only do so because they have been through a brutal training that everyone. busy knows are available on the internet showing the cruelty and valving breaking in the elephants as it is called it is not known exactly where and when these films were. not the brutal procedure can take up to a month the animal is only freed once it stops fighting back. this method was practiced for centuries in the entire region today there are laws against cruelty to animals in thailand but if no one complains it seems not to be an issue

nina ortman brask is a biologist she advises camps on how to ensure that entertaining tourists isn't detrimental to elephant wellbeing. and good welfare can easily be done in a writing camp if you provide the elephant with. enough food enough water enough rest and and otherwise free from discomfort also. the biologist is pleased with the camp's general conditions the elephants seem to be in good shape she says but she admits that she often runs into secrecy just like today when asked about the specific methods of training young elephants the camp veterinarian becomes rather tight lipped. and often cannot call brevis house. us and few calls for every house on the internet it's possible to find videos of a torturous ritual designed to break an elephant spirit the method has been used for centuries it's a brutal training process that can go on for weeks only when the elephant stops resisting is it released from its agony. animal rights groups are calling for a boycott of elephant camps they're convinced interactions like these are only possible once an elephant has been broken many west