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点评：Animal cruelty witnessed – and management deleted their response
I am absolutely horrified by what I witnessed at Elephant Junction in Thekkady.
I personally saw an elephant handler repeatedly hitting an elephant with a large metal hook while shouting at the animal. It was heartbreaking, disturbing and completely unacceptable.
I was so upset that I started crying, and we decided to leave.
What makes this even worse is that staff appeared to be aware of this handler’s rough treatment. One person even described the relationship between the handler and the elephant as being like that of a father and daughter. I find that comparison deeply disturbing given what I had just witnessed.
Afterwards, I contacted management directly to report what had happened. I received a response, but that response was later deleted. Instead of receiving a clear explanation of how this incident would be investigated or addressed, I was left with even more concerns.
Deleting a response does not erase what happened.
These are intelligent, sensitive animals that deserve respect and protection, not fear and violence.
I urge tourists to think very carefully before supporting this attraction. What I witnessed was not a misunderstanding or a difference in culture. I saw an animal being repeatedly struck with a metal hook.
Elephant Junction, you owe your elephants far better than this.
I sincerely hope the relevant animal welfare authorities investigate what is happening here.
I am absolutely horrified by what I witnessed at Elephant Junction in Thekkady.
I personally saw an elephant handler repeatedly hitting an elephant with a large metal hook while shouting at the animal. It was heartbreaking, disturbing and completely unacceptable.
I was so upset that I started crying, and we decided to leave.
What makes this even worse is that staff appeared to be aware of this handler’s rough treatment. One person even described the relationship between the handler and the elephant as being like that of a father and daughter. I find that comparison deeply disturbing given what I had just witnessed.
Afterwards, I contacted management directly to report what had happened. I received a response, but that response was later deleted. Instead of receiving a clear explanation of how this incident would be investigated or addressed, I was left with even more concerns.
Deleting a response does not erase what happened.
These are intelligent, sensitive animals that deserve respect and protection, not fear and violence.
I urge tourists to think very carefully before supporting this attraction. What I witnessed was not a misunderstanding or a difference in culture. I saw an animal being repeatedly struck with a metal hook.
Elephant Junction, you owe your elephants far better than this.
I sincerely hope the relevant animal welfare authorities investigate what is happening here.
翻译：亲眼目睹了动物遭受虐待——而管理方却删除了他们的回应
我在泰卡迪的“大象交汇处”亲眼目睹的一切让我极度震惊。
我亲眼看见一名驯象师用一个大金属钩反复击打大象，同时还对它大喊大叫。这一幕令人心碎、令人不安，完全不可接受。
我难过到落泪，于是我们决定离开。
更糟糕的是，工作人员似乎早就知道这名驯象师的粗暴行为。有人甚至将驯象师与大象之间的关系形容为父女关系。鉴于我刚刚目睹的一切，这种比喻让我深感不安。
事后，我直接联系管理层汇报了所发生的情况。我收到了回复，但那条回复后来被删除了。我既没有得到关于此事件将如何调查或处理的明确说明，反而产生了更多的疑虑。删除某条回应并不能抹去曾经发生过的事情。
这些是聪明且敏感的动物，它们值得被尊重与保护，而不应遭受恐惧与暴力对待。
我恳请游客们在决定支持这一旅游项目之前务必慎重考虑。我所目睹的并非误解或文化差异所致——我看到的是一只大象被金属钩反复击打。
Elephant Junction，你们理应给予大象们更好的对待。我衷心希望相关的动物保护机构能调查此处发生的情况。
我在泰卡迪的“大象交汇处”亲眼目睹的一切让我极度震惊。
我亲眼看见一名驯象师用一个大金属钩反复击打大象，同时还对它大喊大叫。这一幕令人心碎、令人不安，完全不可接受。
我难过到落泪，于是我们决定离开。
更糟糕的是，工作人员似乎早就知道这名驯象师的粗暴行为。有人甚至将驯象师与大象之间的关系形容为父女关系。鉴于我刚刚目睹的一切，这种比喻让我深感不安。
事后，我直接联系管理层汇报了所发生的情况。我收到了回复，但那条回复后来被删除了。我既没有得到关于此事件将如何调查或处理的明确说明，反而产生了更多的疑虑。删除某条回应并不能抹去曾经发生过的事情。
这些是聪明且敏感的动物，它们值得被尊重与保护，而不应遭受恐惧与暴力对待。
我恳请游客们在决定支持这一旅游项目之前务必慎重考虑。我所目睹的并非误解或文化差异所致——我看到的是一只大象被金属钩反复击打。
Elephant Junction，你们理应给予大象们更好的对待。我衷心希望相关的动物保护机构能调查此处发生的情况。
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