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Kingdom set to repatriate sick elephant

Ailing jumbo Sak Surin will be flown home on July 2. (Photo: Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation)

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has set aside a 19-million-baht budget to repatriate an ailing Thai elephant called Sak Surin from Sri Lanka next month, according to minister Varawut Silpa-archa.

The male elephant was one of three Thailand sent as goodwill ambassadors to the South Asian nation in 2001. According to a complaint by Rally for Animal Rights & Environment, the elephant has been mistreated for years.

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