Years of giving rides to tourists in Thailand have considerably damaged the back of an old elephant, photos show. For 25 years, Pai Lin, now around 71 years old, was forced to carry as many as six ...

Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand has a sanctuary home to over 20 rescue elephants, many of which are former trekking elephants with backs damaged by years of tourist rides Skip to content PEOPLE ...

Wildlife Friends Foundation in Thailand released an image of 71-year-old Pai Lin, a female elephant who has been left with a disfigured spine after decades of carrying tourists.

Pai Lin, the elephant shown on the left, was rescued after more than 25 years in the trekking industry. Now 71, she lives at the WFFT's sanctuary, where she can roam free.

Pai Lin is living out her days with 24 other rescued elephants in WFFT’s sanctuary near the seaside town of Hua Hin, about a 2.5-hour drive from Bangkok. She’s older now and has put on weight.

Pai Lin, along with 22 other rescued elephants, lives at the WFFT’s elephant sanctuary in the western Thai province of Phetchaburi where she is provided with 24-hour veterinary care, specialised ...

Pai Lin spent a quarter of a century entertaining tourists. She is now retired, living her remaining years at the Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand in Tha Mai Ruak, the sanctuary that released ...

Pai Lin spent over 25 years in Thailand’s trekking industry, forced to give rides for up to six tourists at ... who live in the sanctuary’s 44-acre elephant enclosures and eat 300kg of food a ...

Instead, they are encouraged to display their natural behaviour. Pai Lin, along with 22 other rescued elephants, lives at the WFFT’s elephant sanctuary in the western Thai province of ...