I-Happy Elephant Care Valley, e-Chiang Mai, e-Thailand isizoqala isivumelwano esiyingqopha-mlando soshintsho ukuze sibe indawo elungele izindlovu ngempela. Lesi sinyathelo sizoqeda konke ukuxhumana phakathi kwezivakashi nezilwane ekamu, ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nesidingo esikhulayo sokuhlangenwe nakho okunomthwalo wemfanelo.
Ukuguqulwa kwendawo kuqhutshwa yinhlangano esiza umphakathi wezilwane iWorld Animal Protection njengengxenye yomfelandawonye wabaholi embonini yezokuvakasha, okuhlanganisa i-TUI Group, The Travel Corporation, Intrepid Group, G Adventures, EXO Travel, Thomas Cook Group, nabanye.
Izindlovu ezindaweni eziningi kulo lonke elase-Thailand zisanikeza ukugibela okuwumphumela wezindlovu ezihlushwa ukuqeqeshwa okunonya nokujulile. Ucwaningo lwangonyaka ka-2017 lwe-KANTAR luveze ukuthi isibalo sabantu abathola ukuthi ukugibela izindlovu kwamukeleka sehle ngo-9% (sisuka ku-53% saya ku-44%) eminyakeni emithathu nje kuphela. Ucwaningo luphinde lwaveza ukuthi izivakashi eziyisishiyagalombili kweziyishumi (80%) zingancamela ukubona izindlovu endaweni yazo yemvelo, okufakazela ukuthi ukuvakasha okulungele izindlovu kuyakhula.
Izilwane zaseHappy Elephant Care Valley phambilini beziphuma emapulazini nasezinkanjini zokugibela, futhi kuze kube muva nje bekungenzeka ukuxhumana phakathi kwezivakashi nezindlovu, izivakashi zikwazi ukugibela, ukugeza nokuziphakela endaweni. Lokhu kume ngesikhathi umfelandawonye wezimboni zezokuvakasha wethula udaba lwebhizinisi olukhombisa ukukhula kokuvakasha okulungele izindlovu. Uguquko luzobona izilwane zikhululekile ukuba ziziphathe ngendlela ebeziyoziphatha ngayo endle; ukhululekile ukuzulazula esigodini, ukugeza odakeni, uthuli, amanzi noma amadlelo; njengoba izivakashi zithola lesi simangaliso, zimi endaweni ephephile.
USteve McIvor, oyi-CEO kwaWorld Animal Protection, uthe:
“Ngokwesekwa yizinkampani zezokuvakasha ezihamba phambili emhlabeni, lesi sivumelwano siyingqophamlando ebalulekile ekuvikelweni kwezilwane emhlabeni wonke. Kuzobonisa ukuthi izindawo ezisezingeni eliphezulu zezindlovu zingase zikwazi ukuhweba ngabanikazi bamakamu ezindlovu - zibakhuthaze ukuba bazise futhi banakekele izilwane zabo."
“I-Happy Elephant Care Valley iyintuthuko ebaluleke kakhulu ezilwaneni nakubavakashi. Kuyoba isibonelo sangempela sokuheha lapho izivakashi zingabona izilwane ziziphatha ngokwemvelo futhi ngokukhululeka njengengxenye yomhlambi. Kuzobonisa ukuthi izenzakalo ezithinta izindlovu zingenzeka, ngaphandle kokuphoqelela ukusebenzisana okunonya nabantu. "
