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She recommended helping at one of the country’s elephant sanctuaries during a stay in Thailand.
“Volunteers work alongside professional mahouts (keepers) to walk, water, feed and bathe the animals,” Ms John explained.
The centre in Tha Yang, which is approximately two and a half hours outside the capital Bangkok, is home to six elephants that have been rescued.
As well as looking after the elephants, the wildlife rescue centre is also home to a host of other animals that have been taken out of environments where they were being mistreated.
The Personal Overseas Development organisation notes that tigers, monkeys and sun bears are among the other creatures being cared for at the facility.
Written by Erin Marshall
