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Overview
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Anachak Chang Elephant Kingdom was located just outside Pattaya. This facility may be linked to the Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm in Bangkok.
The facility is rather out of the way and appears to be one of the less visited ones. It offers elephant riding as its primary activity with crocodile feeding on the side. The facility made the news in 2016 due to some rather unsafe tourist rafts that were put in the crocodile lake where the crocodiles were fed and made to launch from the water. This practice does seem to have ceased. There are numerous other animals in the facility, including leopards, jaguars, crocodiles, squirrels and pelicans. All enclosures, whilst better than most, still remain substandard and ill-kept.
Interactions
Tiger-tourist interactions often involve unnatural behaviors and environments that can lead to welfare issues. If you're looking for ethical and welfare-friendly tiger experiences, avoid places offering interactions.
Welfare Indicators
Nutrition
No clean water
Physical Environment
Medium enclosure
Pond provided
Cave & den
Dirty
Limited vegetation
Health
✅ No declawing
✅ Average body condition
✅ Severe injuries present
✅ Poor body condition
Limping observed
Behavioural Interactions
Some hiding spaces
No enrichment
Abnormal repetitive behaviours
Too many tigers for the space
Mental State
❌ Bored
✅ Interactive
❌ Aggressive
Nervous
What we are doing to help
At this time we are raising awareness for the situation of the captive tigers in Thailand through education of the public and through a number of different petitions.
Head to our Petition zone to see how you can help.