Elephant Rescue Center Building Costs


Item Number: 27

Time Left: CLOSED

Value: $10,000

Online Close: Nov 5, 2019 8:00 PM PST

Purchase History: 4 items sold

Description

Your purchase will support the cost to build an Elephant Rescue Facility and help end elephant riding in Vietnam. The rescue facility is needed to care for the rescued elephants and provides animal management and welfare advice.


In Vietnam’s mighty Yok Don forest majestic elephants now freely roam the national park.  The Yok Don elephants used to give rides to tourists, but now their welfare comes first. They forage for food, interact with their peers, take sand baths, play, explore and behave just as elephants do in the wild.


Elephant riding and other close-contact activities harm elephants, but every dollar spent on ethical tours or coming to see these majestic animals is a vote against the old model of exploitation and a clear message to travel companies that animal welfare matters.


Let these amazing animals show you how elephants really behave in their own environment and be part of protecting Asia’s endangered elephants.