Elephants are seen at Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand (WFFT) sanctuary, that's affected by a lack of income from the absence of visitors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Phetchaburi Province, Thailand, August 18, 2020. Picture taken August 18, 2020. REUTERS/Jiraporn Kuhakan
PETCHABURI, Thailand (Reuters) - As the pandemic batters Thailand's tourist-reliant economy, animal attractions from petting zoos to elephant camps and tiger farms are feeling the pain and may even have to give animals away, warned the founder of an animal refuge.
The Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand aims to rescue animals that are dumped or exploited in Thailand, but the organisation is suffering amid coronavirus restrictions.
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