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Google 26/05/2018 05:53:41

Bali has no 'cruelty-free' wildlife tourist attractions - Asian Correspondent

Bali has no 'cruelty-free' wildlife tourist attractions
Asian Correspondent
The results were less than cute. SEE ALSO: Thai elephant polo tournament triggers animal rights row. According to the report, 100 percent of parks with captive elephants, tigers, dolphins or civet cats did not meet the basic needs of captive wild animals.

Google 25/05/2018 07:57:09

BEASTMODE: JTF Deputy Commander: 'We'll Deal With al-Baghdadi on the Battlefield' - Washington Free Beacon

Washington Free Beacon

BEASTMODE: JTF Deputy Commander: 'We'll Deal With al-Baghdadi on the Battlefield'
Washington Free Beacon
The British general's biography notes he enjoys partaking in not-so-standard challenges, including "swimming the channel, motorcycling across the Hindu Cush, and elephant polo," while acknowledging he is "keen on, but equally bad at, a large number of ...

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Google 08/05/2018 18:37:00

Banfi pulls sponsorship of King's Cup elephant polo tournament, according to PETA - The Drinks Business

The Drinks Business

Banfi pulls sponsorship of King's Cup elephant polo tournament, according to PETA
The Drinks Business
Banfi, along with Diageo's blended Scotch whisky brand Johnnie Walker and Campari Group, faced a severe backlash on social media for sponsoring the Anantara Riverside Bangkok Resort's 2018 King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament. The animal rights ...

Google 03/05/2018 09:49:11

Why elephants playing polo is not just a game in Thailand - RFI

RFI

Why elephants playing polo is not just a game in Thailand
RFI
Once a year in Bangkok elephants and their handlers retired from the now defunct logging industry are hired for a three day elephant-polo competition. Organizers say the event helps to raise money for elephant welfare in Thailand. But animal protection ...

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Google 01/05/2018 13:09:59

Meet the Only All-Female Team at Bangkok's Storied Elephant Polo Tournament - TownandCountrymag.com

TownandCountrymag.com

Meet the Only All-Female Team at Bangkok's Storied Elephant Polo Tournament
TownandCountrymag.com
Five women mounted on elephant-back and wearing red devil horns atop their helmets raised their polo sticks in unison and let forth a primal scream. Here, on a humid March afternoon along the banks of Bangkok's Chao Phraya River at Anantara Riverside's ...

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Google 06/04/2018 18:36:14

Johnnie Walker and Campari Group Withdraw Sponsorship Of Cruel Elephant Polo - Plant Based News

The Drum

Johnnie Walker and Campari Group Withdraw Sponsorship Of Cruel Elephant Polo
Plant Based News
According to PETA: "They're chained and beaten with bullhooks or other weapons and constantly threatened with violence to keep them afraid and submissive." The event is framed by organizers as an elephant charity but PETA investigators continued to ...
Diageo and Campari Group terminates contract with the Elephant Polo TournamentThe Drum

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Google 01/04/2018 18:15:13

Victory! Ecolab Ends Sponsorship of Cruel Elephant Polo Match - PETA (press release)

Victory! Ecolab Ends Sponsorship of Cruel Elephant Polo Match
PETA (press release)
In response to disturbing video footage released last month by PETA Asia showing handlers repeatedly beating elephants for Anantara Riverside Bangkok Resort's 2018 King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Thailand, event sponsor Ecolab has informed ...

Google 29/03/2018 17:59:53

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