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Elephants and tourism.
Abstract
This chapter looks at the animal abuse behind the front stage of tourism experiences involving Asian elephants. It also considers whether elephant tourism and the captive breeding of elephants can be a means of preserving wild populations in the face of destruction of natural habitats. Also addressed is the question of whether there can be ethical elephant tourism experiences.
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“Finally, surveys of thousands of elephants in hundreds of tourist venues across Thailand, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Laos, Cambodia, and Malaysia suggest that more than half (63%) are kept in inadequate conditions (51–53).”
From Comparison of animal welfare assessment tools and methodologies: need for an effective approach for captive elephants in Asia (2024) · cites this paper as [53]
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“Low scores are assigned if elephants are used for tourist activities like riding, bathing, or feeding, chains are used for restraint, and the mahout carries an ankus.”
From Comparison of animal welfare assessment tools and methodologies: need for an effective approach for captive elephants in Asia (2024) · cites this paper as [53]
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“Welfare assessments based on the Five Freedoms and Welfare Quality models have been conducted on thousands of elephants in tourist venues throughout southeast Asia (Thailand, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, and Malaysia) by WAP (51–53).”
From Comparison of animal welfare assessment tools and methodologies: need for an effective approach for captive elephants in Asia (2024) · cites this paper as [53]
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Metadata
- Authors
- Schmidt-Burbach, J.
- Affiliations
- World Animal Protection (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Schmidt-Burbach, J.
- Venue
- Tourism and animal welfare
- Publisher
- CAB International
- Published
- 2018-01
- Pages
- 112-118
- OpenAlex
- W3196097666
- Cited by
- 3
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2024: 2 · 2022: 1
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- CABI Publishing eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Law › Animal Law and Welfare
- Social Sciences › Geography, Planning and Development › Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management › Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Keywords
- Asian elephant, elephant tourism, animal cruelty, captive breeding, wildlife conservation, habitat loss, tourism ethics
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