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I came for joyful elephant experience and left heartbroken
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点评：I booked the elephant ride and bathing experience at Thekkady, Kerala with my friend. We paid Rs. 1,500 each and got the 8:00 AM slot. First we went for the elephant ride. I rode an elephant named Gangakutty. From the moment I got on her I felt uncomfortable. She looked extremely tired and had very little energy. The other elephants also looked tired and out of spirit. There were six elephants in total. Five were used for riding and one was used for bathing. During the ride I also saw an employee grab another elephant's tail and pull out its tail hair and sell it to tourists. The ride was around 15 minutes but I could not enjoy it because it felt like the elephants were being forced to do labour work. After the ride we fed fruit to Gangakutty and then went to the bathing activity.
The bathing experience was even more disturbing. I had expected the bath to be a relaxing time for the elephant. Instead I saw an older female elephant being repeatedly used for tourists. People climbed onto her and used plastic and metal scrubbing tools on her body. She was constantly being sprayed with water. What disturbed me even more was seeing the person handling her use a stick and hit her when she did not respond as expected. Watching an elephant being forced to perform while being hit with a stick was extremely upsetting and inhumane to witness. I decided not to climb onto her. I bought a bowl of fruit and gave it to her. I only touched her gently and hugged her without using the scrub. I came to Kerala expecting a beautiful experience with elephants. I had always heard good things about Kerala and its natural beauty and I never expected to witness something like this here. I left feeling very sad and guilty. This is an experience I will never try again. I hope other tourists also think carefully before supporting activities like this. Elephants cannot speak for themselves or tell us that they do not want to do these activities. For me this was not entertainment. It was painful to watch.
The bathing experience was even more disturbing. I had expected the bath to be a relaxing time for the elephant. Instead I saw an older female elephant being repeatedly used for tourists. People climbed onto her and used plastic and metal scrubbing tools on her body. She was constantly being sprayed with water. What disturbed me even more was seeing the person handling her use a stick and hit her when she did not respond as expected. Watching an elephant being forced to perform while being hit with a stick was extremely upsetting and inhumane to witness. I decided not to climb onto her. I bought a bowl of fruit and gave it to her. I only touched her gently and hugged her without using the scrub. I came to Kerala expecting a beautiful experience with elephants. I had always heard good things about Kerala and its natural beauty and I never expected to witness something like this here. I left feeling very sad and guilty. This is an experience I will never try again. I hope other tourists also think carefully before supporting activities like this. Elephants cannot speak for themselves or tell us that they do not want to do these activities. For me this was not entertainment. It was painful to watch.
翻译：我和朋友在喀拉拉邦的特卡迪预订了骑象及给大象洗澡的体验项目。我们每人支付了1,500卢比，预约的时间是早上8点。我们先进行了骑象活动。我骑的是一头名叫Gangakutty的大象。从我骑上它的那一刻起就感觉不太对劲。它看上去极其疲惫，几乎没什么力气。其他大象也显得很累，毫无生气。总共有六头大象，其中五头用于骑乘，一头则用于洗澡。骑马游览时，我还看到一名工作人员抓住另一头大象的尾巴，拔下它的尾毛后卖给游客。整个游览过程大约15分钟，但我根本无法享受其中，因为感觉这些大象是在被迫从事劳作。游览结束后，我们给Gangakutty喂了水果，接着又去参加淋浴活动。
这次淋浴体验则更加令人不安。我原以为给大象洗澡应该是个让它们放松的时刻。相反，我看到一头年长的母象被反复用来供游客娱乐。人们爬到它背上，用塑料和金属制成的刷子擦拭它的身体，还不停地往它身上喷水。更让我揪心的是，当大象没有按指令行事时，驯象人就会用棍子打它。看着一头大象在棍棒的逼迫下被迫表演，实在令人心痛且毫无人性可言。于是我决定不爬到它背上了。我买了一碗水果递给她。我只是轻轻地触碰了她，然后拥抱了她，并没有使用任何清洁用品。我来到喀拉拉邦，本期望能有一段与大象相处的美好体验。我一直都听闻喀拉拉邦及其自然风光有多么迷人，因此完全没料到会在这里目睹这样的一幕。离开时，我感到极为难过和内疚。这种体验我绝对不会再尝试了。希望其他游客在参与此类活动前也能慎重考虑。大象无法为自己发声，也无法告诉我们它们不想参与这些活动。对我来说，这并不是娱乐，看着令人心痛。
这次淋浴体验则更加令人不安。我原以为给大象洗澡应该是个让它们放松的时刻。相反，我看到一头年长的母象被反复用来供游客娱乐。人们爬到它背上，用塑料和金属制成的刷子擦拭它的身体，还不停地往它身上喷水。更让我揪心的是，当大象没有按指令行事时，驯象人就会用棍子打它。看着一头大象在棍棒的逼迫下被迫表演，实在令人心痛且毫无人性可言。于是我决定不爬到它背上了。我买了一碗水果递给她。我只是轻轻地触碰了她，然后拥抱了她，并没有使用任何清洁用品。我来到喀拉拉邦，本期望能有一段与大象相处的美好体验。我一直都听闻喀拉拉邦及其自然风光有多么迷人，因此完全没料到会在这里目睹这样的一幕。离开时，我感到极为难过和内疚。这种体验我绝对不会再尝试了。希望其他游客在参与此类活动前也能慎重考虑。大象无法为自己发声，也无法告诉我们它们不想参与这些活动。对我来说，这并不是娱乐，看着令人心痛。
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