Cruelty to elephants

I refer to your Sunday, Nov. 23 article in the "Leisure" section about the plight of helpless elephants (Exploring the forest on elephant back in Way Kambas).

I found the article horrendous and cannot believe you allowed it to go to press. Newspapers like The Jakarta Post should be trying to stop such actions, not print articles that seem to condone them.

I cannot believe at the end of the article you actually recommend people to visit such an awful place. Maybe the trainers should be tied up and beaten with sticks. Then they might understand the gravity of their cruelty to the elephants.

I'm sure I was not the only person who was sickened by reading this article.

KATH MITCHINSON

Mataram, NTB