One of the most wonderful travel experiences! The elephant sanctuary in Thailand. This old momma elephant had gone blind and lost most of her teeth over the years. We hand made her food and fed it to her. I could have stayed there and taken care of those great creatures for a lifetime. Due to poaching in relation to the ivory trade and sport killing, the gentle giants are on the endangered species list. brings awareness to that and the fact that there are still many suffering abuse through circuses and tourist attractions. This is no way to treat a living creature! Please consider donating to the Elephant Crisis Fund, the World Wide Fund for Nature or any of the other many organizations that do considerable work to prevent them from extinction. Today is also (I think that has been most days for many this past year)