Page 27 - Animals Asia Review 2017

Captive Animal Welfare

Thank you for giving gold and Jun a whole new world of fun

Baby elephant gold and his friend Jun are now free from
their chains and able to roam, splash in a pool and roll in
their very own sand pit. All in a safe, fenced-in area that you
helped to build.

Throughout 2016, Animals Asia worked with Dak Lak Elephant
Conservation Centre in Vietnam to build Gold and Jun their new

home. An electric fence around their 6,000sqm area protects the
two wild elephants, keeping them safe without harming them.

Staff at the centre found and rescued two-month-old gold
after he fell into a well. Sadly, attempts to reunite him with
his herd failed.

Five-year-old Jun was also found by the centre’s staff. His
trunk was hideously damaged and a long piece of metal was
embedded in his leg from being trapped in the wild. Thanks to

your support, our vets were able to treat Jun, but he remains
permanently disabled.

Now little Gold is safe and cherished. He loves his new sand
Vietnam’s elephants are critically endangered and the Dak Lak pit and frolics in it for hours.
Elephant Conservation Centre could be their last hope.

Gold was rescued after falling into a well as a baby. He had Jun can now roam free, safe from the poachers who left him
lost his herd and was all alone.
disabled and close to death.

‘This is the happiest we’ve seen Gold. you’re simply the best

His life has been tragic, but inally he
Where would we be without the generosity and dedication of
has a taste of the childhood he’s been our wonderful volunteer support groups?

missing. To see him rolling in his sandpit
From taking on crazy challenges and bringing in much-needed
and splafunds to supporting our campaigns and spreading public shing in his paddling pool is a
’
real joy.
awareness, you’re making an incredible difference for so many
animals. A very big thank you to
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100
each and every one of you for
nguyen Tam Thanh
Animal Welfare oficer
your extraordinary passion and You funded
events
hard work.
across China to spread elephants are
the word about cruelty to left in the wild in Vietnam

captive animals. More than and just 80 or so are in
15,800 people attended.
captivity, mostly used
to carry tourists through
forests.

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