No longer used in Thailand to haul teak from the jungle, these animals are being trained to paint
Boon Num used to work for the Suay people of eastern Thailand, traditionally the
... [DOC] [TLE] ASIAN ELEPHANTS IN THAILAND: WORK, UNEMPLOYMENT ... [PAR] For centuries they were used to harvest teak and kill enemies in the battles and 
.... Torches and flares were set off behind the animals, to usher them into the 
kraal ... the Thai tourism industry, which now employs the majority of trained 
elephants, ... torn and infected; no longer able to work, he was at risk of being 
rendered for... [DOC] [TLE] July 2008 - ISB Network [PAR] about Thai elephants hauling teak logs.