Elephant Rescued From 40 Years In Riding Industry 🐘

Kham On, a female Asian Elephant, spent 40 years carrying tourists on her back. She was taken from the wild as a calf, chained, and 'trained' to be obedient... at the time of life she was most dependent on her mother and should have been roaming the forests with her herd.
But last week, this gentle giant was finally free to walk on the natural grounds she was always meant to. Animals Asia works with local communities to encourage elephant owners (or 'mahouts') to come with their elephants to Vietnam's first ethical elephant program at Yok Don National Park.
Here, retired working elephants roam with their friends and are free to go where and do what they please. Their mahout follow to make sure they are safe, while tourists observe the elephants from a respectful distance.
Animals Asia rescues bears from the bear bile farming industry and elephants from elephant riding and campaigns for an end to the cat and dog meat trades.
#elephants #ElephantRescue #ElephantSanctuary #EthicalTourism #Vietnam

[@patriciakay1637]

I am so glad they have each other, as well as you angels. Thank-you. ❤🤗🙏

[@aljwham]

Thank you for helping, Kham On.

[@pandoraalberts5267]

She is home at last! Thank you for saving her. 🙏❤️❤️❤️

[@Rageagainstthe666]

Wonderful to see. Thank you! ♥

[@user-ln8hp4vt5z]

Beautiful thank you Heroes 🙏🐘🙏.

[@phoenixrising5088]

40 years a Slave.😢 😥 I am so happy for this beautiful Elephant living a natural life with her Friend. Long may she live a Happy heathy Life. Thank you 🙏🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘

[@phoenixrising5088]

@@stephenholmes1036 Still slaves. Badly treated. Abused.

[@annemacdonald7262]

Their beautiful souls will heal them in this serene home.❤

[@rbriscoe1745]

What a nice video!! So sad she lived decades of her life like that.

[@LindaBerry-x1c]

Two more of these very gentle elephants living a life of freedom and peace in safety, blessings to you all and thank you from England ❤

[@diocletianrecords1089]

Beautiful.

[@karenelizabethknight7195]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@teresajohnson8988]

Thank you!!!!

[@lmmhanlon9758]

It's sad that these animals are not freed sooner, but finally they are free. Thank you for giving them a better life.

[@lynnedanieli2537]

Free at last to live the life that this beautiful majestic animal deserves. Enjoy your wonderful new life sweet baby❤🐘❤🐘❤

[@maggiefreeman6513]

Thank you so much for helping her ❤❤❤

[@Astrid-vw6zc]

thx for giving them freedom and a good life after so many years of captivity

[@steves1460]

The whole world could learn from the parting sentiment: embrace, freedom, embrace compassion!

[@annhurley1231]

Welcome to freedom long life with your beautiful friend keep safe and explore together ❤️ ♥️ ❤

[@dingopearl]

Welcome to your new family. 🐘

[@teresamogollon9242]

Gracias por este maravilloso rescate!!!Felicidades a la hermosa elefante!!!

[@Survivor-w7u]

As a scotsman, I'd say this bear now has more freedom than me 😅 thanks AA this has made my Friday, hope its going to be an awesome weekend for all the animals and staff at the amazing AnimalsAsia 😊

[@sallykins3800]

I hope there are more years ahead to have freedom and happiness

[@vanessaevans3401]

Every time I watch your videos I end up crying, both for the terrible past and the superb now xx

[@mirkkasalo5868]

I am so happy that you have freed also this beautiful elephant like the dear bears, dogs and cats.

[@RoseClaighen]

It fills my heart with such joy to see these beautiful souls living the wonderful life they always should have. Thank you to the whole team for all the hard work you do, to save, care for, and love every single amazing animal. You are righting the wrong that has been done to them. Thank God the forgive is.

[@moomoopuppy508]

THANK YOU FOR RESCUING, TAKING CARE OF THEM, AND GIVING THEM A BETTER LIFE!!!

[@judirichards4232]

How wonderful to be set free. I hope the rest of his life is filled with happiness❤😂

[@haleybunker1339]

Wow, what a beautiful gorgeous elephant!😍🐘😍

[@deborahwright5209]

To see her in her new surroundings is a sight to behold. She will never forget her dreadful past but hopefully she can start to heal in her newly found paradise. ❤

[@renatefeller5208]

Danke 💖

[@catherinebreitfeller669]

So glad for her ❤❤

[@susanrichards5849]

Seeing them starting to have a new so much better life made cry. Bless them both, hope so much they have many more healthy happy years together. Thank you giving them this chance. Tourists have got to stop riding them. 🙏🙏❤️ xx

[@HKAAF]

We are working on it as part of our ethical tourism portfolio. You can find out more on our website: www.animalsasia.org/uk/our-work/captive-animal-welfare/

[@jamieashton3835]

Nothing more beautiful than a free elephant

[@KarenVaughan-ih2lo]

Just wonderful thank you everyone in her rescue you are just beautiful human beings x

[@HKAAF]

Thank you so much!

[@LoobyLou436]

To have freedom after 40 long years! How many others like Kham On must waiting for theirs. It's heartbreaking. 💕

[@malgosiak790]

Enjoy your new life sweetheart 🙏

[@OublietteTight]

So much life left to enjoy. Many decades, I hope ❤

[@MarioRossi-dc3nh]

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[@angelawendt3471]

Too many stories of abuse. It is heartbreaking!

[@Оля-ы9п]

🙏🏻

[@robingray4540]

Such a lovely ending. ❤️❤️❤️

[@johnperrigo6474]

Thank you for the work you do. It is uplifting in our world to see such a beautiful thing.

[@HKAAF]

Thank you!

[@user-pd2gu6li2n]

thank you all!👍🇺🇸

[@rosemarie8156]

🙏🙏🙏

[@mariakrzyzaniak2823]

❤️🙏

[@heibre6486]

Super❤❤❤❤‼️‼️‼️

[@rufagonsalves4976]

❤

[@fekla579]

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[@fastgurrrl]

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