數(shù)十頭被迫為游客表演的大象被從鎖鏈中解放出來

數(shù)十頭被迫為游客表演的大象被從鎖鏈中解放出來

Dozens of captive elephants in Thailand are finally free to roam.

泰國數(shù)十頭被圈養(yǎng)的大象終于可以自由漫步了。

The Maesa Elephant Camp in Chiang Mai has decided to unshackle the pachyderms at its park. Animal rights activists accused camp owners of inflicting “psychological anguish” on the elephants by forcing them to perform for tourists.

清邁的Maesa大象營地已經(jīng)決定解放公園里的大象。動(dòng)物權(quán)利活動(dòng)人士指責(zé)營地主人強(qiáng)迫大象為游客表演，給大象帶來“心理痛苦”。

The activists, who called the practice “cruel,” shed light on the attraction in November, and claimed that baby elephants had been “ripped from their mothers” and forced to learn tricks, such as painting, kicking soccer balls and throwing darts.

這些活動(dòng)人士稱這種做法“殘忍”，他們在去年11月揭露了這個(gè)景點(diǎn)，并聲稱小象是“從母親身邊被扯下來的”，被迫學(xué)習(xí)繪畫、踢足球和投擲飛鏢等技巧。

Maesa’s managers now allow several of their elephants to wander the grounds freely, with plans to do the same for all 77 of the animals at their park, according to executive officer Anchalee Kalamaphichit.

Maesa的管理人員現(xiàn)在允許他們的幾頭大象自由地在公園里漫步，他們計(jì)劃對公園里的77頭大象也做同樣的事情。

“The center has been criticized for a long time about how we chain the animals in here, so we decided to free them,” she said in a statement to Vital Press. “We are glad that they appeared to be happier living without chains and their mahouts, so hopefully we can free the rest of them soon.

她在給《生命報(bào)》的一份聲明中說:“長期以來，人們一直批評我們把動(dòng)物關(guān)在這里的方式，所以我們決定釋放它們。”“我們很高興看到他們在沒有鎖鏈和馬具的情況下生活得更快樂，所以希望我們能盡快釋放他們。”

“However, living freely is a new thing to these elephants,” she continued. “They need time to adapt into their new way of living, so we chose to start with the eldest and friendliest of the elephants.”

“然而，對這些大象來說，自由生活是一件新鮮事，”她繼續(xù)說。“它們需要時(shí)間來適應(yīng)新的生活方式，所以我們選擇從最年長、最友好的大象開始。”