Campaign against wild animals on the streets
“Don’t photograph yourself with wild animals in the street”
Endangered wild animals such as monkeys, elephants, and exotic lizards are common sights on Thailand's busy tourist streets. Animals are used as tourist attractions, as photographing objects and as entertainment in restaurants. Many of these street animals are classified by international standards as endangered and all the wild animals on the streets are the victims of illegal animal trade. For example The White Handed Gibbon, which is a common street animal in Thailand, is internationally classified as endangered. Thailand's law also strictly forbids having a gibbon as a pet.
Turtle Watch started a campaign in December 2011 aimed at informing traveling agencies, hotels and private travelers about these endangered animals. Brochures were printed in English, German, Russian, Swedish and Finnish and widely distributed in the Phuket area to traveling agencies and hotels.
Endangered wild animals such as monkeys, elephants, and exotic lizards are common sights on Thailand's busy tourist streets. Animals are used as tourist attractions, as photographing objects and as entertainment in restaurants. Many of these street animals are classified by international standards as endangered and all the wild animals on the streets are the victims of illegal animal trade. For example The White Handed Gibbon, which is a common street animal in Thailand, is internationally classified as endangered. Thailand's law also strictly forbids having a gibbon as a pet.
Turtle Watch started a campaign in December 2011 aimed at informing traveling agencies, hotels and private travelers about these endangered animals. Brochures were printed in English, German, Russian, Swedish and Finnish and widely distributed in the Phuket area to traveling agencies and hotels.
