by Stephanie Feldstein · January 12, 2011
A temple in Maha Sarakham, Thailand, butchered three elephants and sold the meat, skulls and tusks for over $85,000.
There are seven other elephants at the temple. Sangduen Chailert, founder of the Love Elephants and the Environment foundation, said the remaining elephants appear to be suffering from severe malnutrition and could die if they aren't rescued.
Thailand has over 2,000 captive elephants, and their treatment has been under fire from conservationists around the world for years. Despite the compassionate teachings of Buddhism, many of these elephants are kept in temples across the country.
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