Elephant Rescue: Welcome Home, Dok Koon! - ElephantNews

[@OriginalMomo]

Nothing beats seeing the herd running to greet a newcomer.

[@suzanneflowers2230]

Agree!

[@sofaloafable]

I know! I started tearing up. It's like they are saying..."Welcome! You're going to love it here!"

[@HOLLASOUNDSMUSIC]

Seeing humans make the effort to care for this Elephant and bring her to a family of Elephants is what nothing beats.

[@CharladyOne]

I agree, how sweet the other elephants were! Teared me up a bit.

[@ChristineHill-u3i]

Very true!!

[@jeremymarr8591]

Seeing animals that have been mistreated finally being given the respect they deserve is overwhelming.

[@stephaniecarrow4898]

Yes!

[@leannemayor5755]

I’m sitting here a world away and I’m in tears ,hearing the other elephants trumpet and run to her is so so beautiful. Thank you to everyone looking after her on such a long trip ,she’s home and free and can now rest and play . God bless xox

[@lisalarouge6309]

I wonder what they’re saying. Clearly communicating.

[@RogerStandingCloud-r8q]

Amen !

[@dotty4654]

Absolutely 💯, such beautiful amazing animals 😊

[@randymaxwell8150]

Me too💙

[@Jumbo-k4t]

If you're crying you need medical help

[@tomaburque]

Grandma elephant has had a hard life. Here's to hoping her final years are spent in comfort, surrounded by new friends who love her.

[@dogpatch8266]

its like the welcome committee is saying "welcome to the happy place!"

[@SophieMia806]

Your comment reminded me of the KZbin channel Takis Shelter, in Greece. He rescues animals, mostly dogs, but he also rescues cats, goats, birds, etc. It's amazing to see the positive transformations the animals he saves make once they enter his shelter, and receive love, care, food, shelter, safety, and security with Takis, his volunteers, and all the other animal friends they make while there. The sad part is, though, is that he has SO MANY dogs, and not enough adopters. I think this channel and Takis Shelter are my two favorite channels on KZbin, for the wonderful and selfless work they all do to rescue, protect, and care for all these magnificent animals. ❤

[@beatricecallan]

@@SophieMia806 So true!!

[@Bella-zh1me]

Love your comment❤️

[@mariannebowman6114]

Welcome home

[@SA-hf3fu]

You have to appreciate a person who says, 'I can no longer care for this animal' and gives it up to those who can. That takes a lot. 🙏

[@faxingitin]

especially when they rockin so much bling

[@ambientsounds5832]

@@faxingitin she couldnt make him money anymore

[@FranktheDachshund]

​@@ambientsounds5832that is the truly sad part she was worked until she couldn't work anymore. At least she can finally rest.

[@aiku111]

It's about lack of profit w situations like this but thankful they don't unalive wild animals, they can then live carefree w their own. It's domesticated animals who lose their owners after being w them their whole lives that's really heartbreaking. The domesticated animal has been abandoned. Their owner's reasons don't matter to the animal. It's esp sad when they're seniors

[@seekingjoynow1722]

Yes, and he was so kind to rescue her when it was a financial burden to do so.

[@jane---489]

*_At last she is home and free, thanks to your wonderful dedication and love ..._*

[@geraldinenolan6312]

On my own.

[@jane---489]

@@geraldinenolan6312 *_What are you on about ..._*

[@carolkahn8596]

Thank you for saving them and loving them. They all deserve respect, friendship and freedom.

[@PhyllisFicarrotta-yg1om]

Sadly, some of the elephants used in the logging industry are drugged so they will work longer hours. As humans, we domesticated certain species for our own benefit. These animals did not ask to be domesticated. We owe them the best treatment and respect. Not exploitation, neglect and abuse. God bless those who rescue and care for them. Keep up the good work.

[@rocioaguilera3555]

Free at last. Thanks to all of you for helping that magnificent pachyderm. She'll heal soon.

[@JenniB123]

Even the babies are happy to see her!. Welcome home Dok Koon. From now on all you will know is love.

[@kathleenclark291]

How man uses these majestic creatures until they have nothing of worth left to give. A life of servitude, pain and suffering. Hearing the herd greet her was so moving, the chirps and trumpets...crying in joy for her. ❤

[@deeterry8549]

I love how they stopped along the journey to get her fresh food.

[@Julianthe1970]

Makes my heart so happy to see Chana and her family come to greet Auntie Dokkoon. Such a beautiful sight to see!

[@cndns2]

I'm so happy she has finally come home where she is safe and taken care of. Thank you Lek and to all the rescuers.

[@treasurechest123]

These people rescuing the elephants-such arduous work I admire and respect them. So wonderful to witness.

[@Marie-ts8rp]

❤💗💗💗

[@Eric-jo8uh]

She looks bewildered. A few days to adjust to her new safe environment then we’ll see her shine.

[@Roxie174]

Thank you for ALL you do for these Elephants!! ❤️🐘❤🐘❤️🐘❤️🐘

[@sherrybell1616]

❤❤❤

[@tinglelingaling6]

Finally doing what elephants are supposed to do. And that welcome... priceless

[@anniehope8651]

How nice that this man rescued her, but also admits that he struggles taking care of her. If more people were this honest a lot of animal suffering could be prevented. Many people are not able to take care of an animal, financially or otherwise, but are too proud to admit it.

[@roseM.]

I always love the: ''she was EMPLOYED''........... what a vile laugh and lie. No, this wild, sentient being was taken from her family, natural environment and Peace to be t*rtured, ab*sed, and to suffer indignities beyond description. That's only some of the truths about ensl*vement and captivity. Thank you for saving yet another beautiful soul and giving her Peace.

[@bea-ftloa1142]

Precious Dok Koon, there’s no better welcoming committee than the one provided by other sweet ellies. 💖🐘

[@mochimochi82]

When she was in the river I swear she was smiling just like this ☺️

[@sharonhyde7735]

It's a shame that humans don't see this. Elephant is kindness and exceptional x be a kinder world, I love this video x

[@Vovo-zx4ql]

Thank you to the old owner for being honest enough to recognise that you couldn’t be responsible for her anymore and calling the sanctuary for help. She deserves so much more…. The sanctuary can provide that. They are truly amazing people.

[@wasyertakeawaythaturmadeofcorn]

Are you serious? What's wrong with you thanking that man? He got rid of her because she was finally of no use to him. He abused her and used her up. How dare you thank him after what he's done. You are extremely misguided and delusional. And all those thumbs up. I know many of you are completely mindless but this take the cake. Phuket up.

[@HeatherLass]

wtf are you talking about? "Dok Koon was employed in the logging industry, and tragically, during this time, a log slipped from the chains and rolled onto her leg, breaking her ankle. Despite her injury, she was then moved into the elephant riding industry to service tourists. Upon receiving information about her dire condition, our founder Lek Chailert and the team immediately mobilized to release her from her suffering."

[@nachgeben]

I'm glad the ex-owner understood he couldn't care for her in a way she clearly needed.

[@BonjourElsa]

Dok Koon is free!!!!Yahoo!!!!!Thank you for what you do! :)

[@bethwatts5527]

I love how the other elephants welcomed him they were all so happy! I’m glad he’s got a good loving home and friends Ty so much God bless you all

[@linda6987]

Bless the owner for knowing he could no longer take care of her and turn her over to someone who could. She’s beautiful and deserves this retirement! Thank you for the rescue! ♥️🐘♥️

[@richardjohnson5529]

If only all humans were as caring and loving as Lek Chailert, what a wonderful world it would be.

[@jaynemosco1313]

It's like they've been waiting for her her whole life 💕💞💕💞

[@rlight7666]

I just love the welcoming committee 😀❤🐘

[@beverlylumley4150]

Beautiful

[@luguy8347]

How beautiful, all the caretakers, thank you.

[@jamesducey2685]

Elephants truly understand the reality of a clan!

[@ReNe-js5mx]

thank u for rescuing him!!

[@ericshane8222]

It’s amazing to see all the other elephants running over to see the new one

[@rob3942]

Dear old soul got a wonderful welcome. Safe now. Thank you Bless you all

[@lilym2432]

Elephants are the best 💕🐘💕

[@PSNization]

Those people who tortured this elephant are the worst.

[@lilym2432]

@@PSNization 💯 agree

[@chipbutty1971]

Our hearts weep and cheer at every new rescue like Dok Koon's coming home at ENP. Bless you all, thank you!

[@pakababy3710]

I feel so compelled to watch these beautiful rescues. Welcome HOME Dok Koon!

[@micheleramirez8643]

I'm so grateful this rescue foundation can help. It breaks my heart when any animal has to suffer. Thank you to all the volunteers

[@lynda22213]

Thank you to everyone for saving Dok Koon and taking good care of her for the rest of her life.🙏🙏

[@JimmyFoxhound]

Beautiful Dok Koon! I'm so very sorry for all you had to suffer through but now you won't have to suffer any more. I wish we could get these ignorant tourists to STOP riding these poor elephants!!! Stop supporting this cruelty!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@marybarratt2649]

That is the loveliest sound in the world to hear those elephants welcoming DK to her new home. If only all could be free. Bless them all

[@zentierra7803]

I donate what I can to you all. I was asked once (this was a while ago..) why? Why do I give money to a place that's halfway around the world to help elephants, which I will likely never see outside a zoo - since I will NOT go to any circus that uses animals - THIS. This is why. 💚🐘💚

[@Bella-zh1me]

Thank you.❤

[@GailCooper-u8y]

Circus is a horrible thing

[@mariannebowman6114]

Amen

[@liliasgordon3565]

Well said 👍 and I wholeheartedly agree with every sentiment. Love from Scotland ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@brendarolph-teisan4085]

❤❤❤

[@char2304]

Mummy Lek is here sweet elephant. Your now safe ❤

[@renatefeller5208]

Danke 💖

[@arellerodejale7458]

They do love the water and their mud baths! 🐘😍🙏🥰👏🏠

[@sharonrichardson9907]

So glad this animal is free and hope you have the best life ever.

[@stacykuster9409]

Free at last in paradise. Welcome home Dok Koon! Thankyou Lek and the team❤❤

[@angelablackwell4711]

May God bless you and all the family

[@ellietobe]

It is so interesting to see how the elephants communicate with each other. Such a sad thing that they are treated so badly by some people.

[@lesliespann6420]

Sweetness. 💚

[@juliehoffman6292]

What a lovely welcoming!

[@junepearl7993]

Welcome home little one! Welcome to the best years of your life. May there be many happy days ahead!

[@TheGypsyVanners]

Respect for the Individual trying to save her - and reaching out to this blessed rescue

[@1pipandgoose]

Wasn't he the owner that used her up?

[@veroniqueboulvard6315]

​@@1pipandgooseof course he was... And he was wearing a huge necklace of elefant bones (not ivory) with an amount of amulets...

[@veroniqueboulvard6315]

​@@1pipandgoose wealthy...

[@1pipandgoose]

@@veroniqueboulvard6315 Oh that's horrible!

[@weskelly4538]

@@veroniqueboulvard6315I saw that as well. He spoke with an arrogance about him that screamed ‘I don’t wanna deal with her anymore’. At least she’s in a way better place now tho ❤

[@MJ1919]

I don't understand how any human could ride an elephant at all, let alone one with an obvious injury. Thank you to ENP for giving her the rest of her life, in love and freedom ❤️

[@liliasgordon3565]

I had a colleague who was going on holiday to that neck of the woods and I asked her not to ride elephants when she was in Thailand - she rudely told me to mind my own business. That is a sad testament to the "entitled" tourist types that go to these places and I am sure I have seen videos from ENP where tourists torment the Ellie's as they ride down the river. Selfish gits the lot of them! 😡💔🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@rhonda5056]

Thank you all. Many blessings to each and every one who helped on this journey.

[@marieclaudeb.2366]

This is my community ❤ animal lovers ❤ thank you for this gentle soul

[@floatinglotuswomenswellness]

And another beautiful being finds safe haven and love at ENP, with a chorus of joyous new friends to welcome here home. Thank you thank you thank you - I weep with every being who experiences your help and love.

[@Paulineme1]

Ty for continuing this beautiful story of hope, resilience, love, and healing! I am so happy to witness the beginning of her healing in life! She so deserves the best life ever and I am sure you are providing it! Ty for the wonderful life purpose you all have. I am in awe of all the elephants and all the carers!

[@chantalou604]

Dok Koon must think she is in paradise!

[@beatricecallan]

And she is….in paradise on earth!! ❤

[@catherinebreitfeller669]

tears of happiness for her 😢😢😢

[@NSGca]

My friend you're not alone. Tears of joy came down my face. At 63yrs old I feel like a happy go lucky child.

[@magicacapilla7692]

¡Maravilloso rescate! ¡Larga vida a Dok Koon! 💞💞💞

[@jbette]

What a beautiful-happy scene! LOVE IT!

[@johncameron4194]

Glad she was saved

[@agoodspotheadscratcher]

Incredibly beautiful ❤

[@lxn2850]

Thanks to all involved!!❤

[@barbarachambers7974]

It's heartwarming to see the herd greeting a newcomer. They are always so excited to make new friends 🧡

[@violetpup4272]

We went on a tour of Egypt this summer and the company we booked through said they don’t support the Camel rides offered and said it was because of how they were treated. They said the ones at the pyramids are better but they would not book them for you. I appreciated their honesty about what is going on with a lot of these animals and their refusal as a company to participate.

[@helentart1980]

I love how the elephants come and greet her. It’s so awful how elephants are treated

[@cherrillstockmann6590]

Thank you all for all that you do!💕

[@maluigonzalez8296]

Welcome beatiful ❤ Iove forever

[@billrobbins5874]

Respect to this man. Knowing he could no longer care for elephant and found someone who could. A kind heart. ♥️👍

[@Go-tee71]

It's clear you didn't read the description box...

[@micdaniel6787]

@@Go-tee71You don’t have to be unkind. Rudeness should not be normalized.

[@irenebaldwin8933]

@@Go-tee71 You are mistaken, that's okay tho. Everyone makes mistakes. 😑

[@pkrmkn31]

@@Go-tee71 its clear you didn't watch the video little man...

[@isabelc2131]

The animal was ABUSED all her life. Respect for WHAT!?

[@vz4779]

Safe and sound now. Thank you for sharing this wonderful moment with us.💝💝💝

[@Clawdeer]

Bless you all and thank you for giving this beautiful girl such care in her journey and the start of a happy life !!

[@lillyparis289]

Dok Koon, enjoy your new life at ENP. You were super lucky to be offered a second chance at life. ENP is the best place fou you to spend the rest of your life. Lek and her wonderful staff will take care of your needs in a very caring and compassionate way. Have fun and make a lot of friends!!!!🥰🐘🍀🌟♥️🙏🏻🏡

[@saintetienne755]

Someone plays that trumpet toot soooo well!! Bravo celebratory toot!!

[@michellejane2668]

Thank you saving this poor girl . ❤

[@cherylmishion2666]

Mother Nature never stops Amazing me 🙏💟

[@debbilevoi3437]

So beautiful to watch you all help this awe inspiring beautiful animal get to her forever home

[@christagriggs]

So greatful that Dok Koons precious owner loved her enough to let her to go to sanctuary 🙏 For all that you have served endured and survived, Dok Koon, may you live out your days with peace comfort and love 💕 We love and thank you all at ENP!

[@journeywithnichole]

I wouldn’t call the owner “precious .” He is just disposing of an animal that is of no use to him anymore. He will get more elephants and do the same. Thankfully she is in a place where she can heal from a life of trauma.

[@HeatherLass]

I guess these are just bots. Seriously. "Dok Koon was employed in the logging industry, and tragically, during this time, a log slipped from the chains and rolled onto her leg, breaking her ankle. Despite her injury, she was then moved into the elephant riding industry to service tourists. Upon receiving information about her dire condition, our founder Lek Chailert and the team immediately mobilized to release her from her suffering."

[@snowbird9748]

Wunderbar , wie er in seiner neuen Heimat von seinen Artgenossen begrüßt wird . Mir sind die Tränen gekommen als ich das gesehen habe . Elefanten sind die wunderbarsten , gefühlvollsten Tiere . Sie lassen keinen , ihrer Artgenossen , im Stich . Menschen sollten sich ein Beispiel an ihnen nehmen , an diesen sanften Riesen . Sie sind besser , als Menschen .

[@ShortOrderCook]

I would give you a thousand Likes if I could - such a wonderful story - you do such amazing work. Thankyou!

[@tonipierce1677]

This has me in tears. So many men have taken God’s earth and all her creatures and used them in the most horrific ways! They (man) cannot justify this treatment of the defenseless! Thank you for being their refuge. ❤

[@bigm8785]

My heros!

[@TinaSellsLasVegas]

Loved hearing the elephants laugh ❤

[@EvelynSchlagel-n4m]

May she live the rest of her days in glory and happiness amongst her own

[@suzanneflowers2230]

I can't say God bless you enough. This is how we are to care for His creatures.

[@peggyallison9941]

God bless you all for your kindness ❣️

[@CANM-hv4ki]

Knowing a rescued elephant's back story prior to the rescue is truly painful and heartbreaking, but knowing that they are now at the beginning of a new and far happier life is so relieving. So happy that she is truly home now, with a family who awaits her coming and kind-hearted humans who never want to hurt her. God Bless You, Dok Koon. Thank you, Lek and ENP! May God Bless all your endeavors and mission.❤🐘❤

[@vwvw4]

The kindness and intelligence one sees in Dok Koon's eyes, brings tears to mine. Thank you for answering the calls for help that these elephant's owners are making. One can only hope elephant ownership will soon be a thing of the past.

[@Bob-m6u]

Sentient beings! God bless them and the people who help them.

[@dr.chrisstar3527]

God is happy

[@IsabelleChen-q3n]

Elephants 🐘 🐘 🐘 🐘!!!! ❤❤❤❤Thank you ALL in Thailand helping these elephants! Thank you ALL!

[@doodles3075]

Beyond words to watch beautiful Dok koon finally riding her way to freedom ❤❤❤. The rumbles and trumpets of all the other elles telling her it's ok she's safe are one of the most beautiful sounds on earth❤❤ Thankyou for evey single person involved in her freedom❤

[@idee7896]

The people who rescue elephants are angels

[@GisGalways]

God smiles there.

[@TheBatman-1989]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@shannon222ish]

Amen 🙏🐘❤️

[@m.h.6499]

❤️❤️❤️

[@Beruthiel45]

Oh, such a warm welcome. 🤗🐘💖 Bless you all for saving another beautiful soul. 💕🙏💝

[@mopsolina]

Welcome home lovely. Don't worry, the world is on your side now. Bless you.

[@alymshep]

There is something about seeing that truck rolling down the road that brings me to tears ❤

[@RK-mp5fo]

Yes. The beautiful music is timed perfectly to the visuals. Very evocative. That and the Old Lady's rough past combined with knowing she is going to be safe and cared for the rest of her life... make for an emotional piece, for sure.

[@49lucky]

I've been crying through the whole video ❤❤❤❤❤