Today marks the beginning of the Loi Krathong festival in Thailand. While many celebrate with joy and beauty, lighting candles and floating krathongs on the water, there’s a side of the festival that often goes unseen—the suffering of animals. Firecrackers and loud explosions echo through the valley, startling the elephants and causing panic. Some run wild, unable to understand the source of the noise. At Elephant Nature Park, several blind grandmother elephants screamed out in confusion and fea

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