Laithongrien Meepan, owner of the Ayutthaya Elephant Palace, has called off his elephant demonstration planned for Bangkok on Monday. (Photo by Sunthon Pongpao)AYUTTHAYA: Organisers have called off a planned rally with 100 elephants in Bangkok on Monday to protest against an elephant identity investigation by wildlife protection authorities, saying they do not want to disrupt traffic. Laithongrien Meepan, owner of the Ayutthaya Elephant Palace, said he and other elephant keepers in other provinces would not rally at Government House on Monday, which is also National Elephant Day. Government authorities earlier asked them not to rally in Bangkok as it would cause traffic chaos, he said on Saturday. Mr Laithongrien insisted the three elephants had been born in captivity and had not been taken in the wild.

Source: Bangkok Post March 11, 2017 08:26 UTC