Chigwa cha Happy Elephant Care Valley, ku Chiang Mai, Thailand chatsala pang'ono kupanga mgwirizano wosasunthika kuti ukhale malo ochezeka kwenikweni ndi njovu. Kusunthaku kudzathetsa kulumikizana konse pakati pa alendo ndi nyama pamsasawo, kuti akwaniritse kufunikira kokulirapo kwa zochitika zodziwika bwino.
Kusintha kwa malowa kumachitidwa upainiya ndi bungwe lothandizira zinyama pa World Animal Protection monga gawo la mgwirizano wa atsogoleri mu makampani oyendayenda, kuphatikizapo TUI Group, The Travel Corporation, Intrepid Group, G Adventures, EXO Travel, Thomas Cook Group, ndi ena.
Elephants in many venues across Thailand still offer rides that are the result of elephants suffering a cruel and intensive training process. A 2017 KANTAR global study showed the number of people who find elephant riding acceptable has dropped by 9% (from 53% to 44%) in just three years. The research also showed that eight out of ten (80%) of tourists would prefer to see elephants in their natural environment, proving elephant-friendly tourism is on the rise.
Nyama za ku Happy Elephant Care Valley poyamba zinali zochokera m'mafamu ndi m'misasa ya okwera, ndipo mpaka posachedwapa kunali kotheka kuyanjana kwapafupi pakati pa alendo ndi njovu, ndi alendo okhoza kukwera, kusamba ndi kudyetsa pamalowo. Izi zinayima pamene mgwirizano wamakampani oyendera maulendo unapereka nkhani yamalonda yosonyeza kukwera kwa ntchito zokopa alendo zomwe zimakonda njovu. Kusinthako kudzaona nyama zaufulu kuti zizichita monga momwe zimakhalira kuthengo; omasuka kuyendayenda m'chigwa, kusamba m'matope, fumbi, madzi kapena msipu; alendo odzaona malo akamaona zodabwitsazi, ataima patali.
Steve McIvor, CEO ku World Animal Protection, adati:
"Mothandizidwa ndi makampani otsogola padziko lonse lapansi, mgwirizanowu ndi wofunikira kwambiri pa World Animal Protection. Ziwonetsanso kuti malo okhala ndi moyo wabwino wa njovu amatha kukhala ndi malonda a eni misasa ya njovu - kuwalimbikitsa kulemekeza ndi kusamalira ziweto zawo.
"Happy Elephant Care Valley Valley ndi chitukuko chodabwitsa kwa nyama ndi alendo. Chidzakhala chitsanzo chenicheni cha zokopa kumene alendo amatha kuona nyama zikuchita mwachibadwa komanso momasuka monga gawo la ng'ombe. Ziwonetsa kuti zokumana nazo zokomera njovu ndizotheka, popanda kukakamiza kuchita nkhanza ndi anthu. ”
