Chiang Mai, Thailand - Elephant rehabilitation centere. There are many elephants, ranging in age from three months to 79 years and you can watch them being bathed and fed. The young elephants are free to roam about together in a small space of about 1/8 of an acre. The adolescents each have one leg chain that is anywhere from 1-3 meters long. The poor adults are isolated and chained on one front leg and one back leg each - so they can't move from their spot all day. According to the workers, they take the elephants to a different place to roam free at night - which I really, really, really hope is true.
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