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Feb
PETA Urges Immediate Action from Lao Development Bank to Sever Ties with Xayaboury Elephant Festival After Reports of Brutal Training and Animal Abuse
PETA Urges Immediate Action from Lao Development Bank to Sever Ties with Xayaboury Elephant Festival After Reports of Brutal Training and Animal Abuse As the Xayaboury Elephant Festival draws near, growing concerns about the treatment of elephants at the event have led to calls for the Lao Development Bank to withdraw its sponsorship. Animal rights group PETA has raised serious issues regarding the exploitation and mistreatment of elephants during the festival, urging the bank to cut ties with the event. The organization claims that the festival subjects elephants to painful training...