No words… just tears and gratitude.
A century in [ch.ai.ns], and yet they still had the strength to hope.
Thank you to everyone who made this rescue possible — you didn’t just save lives, you gave them back their freedom, their dignity, and their future.💔🐘💚
This powerful photo captures a moment of silent triumph — two elephants, Ploy and Pwong, standing side by side on a ferry, leaving behind a life of unimaginable [su.ffer.ing].
Ploy was slowly [st.arv.ing] to [de.at.h]. Her eyes had [lo.st] their light. Next to her, for 20 long years, stood Pwong — her only companion, [sh.ac.kl.ed] just like her, forced to give rides to tourists from sunrise to sunset. Day after day, year after year.
They were [pr.iso.ne.rs], not performers.
Thanks to the incredible team at Boon Lott’s Elephant Sanctuary (BLES) in Northern Thailand, both elephants have now been rescued. Their journey to freedom wasn’t easy — they had to be transported off a remote island by ferry, tightly [se.cur.ed] between trucks and cars. But no distance was too far for freedom.
This month, the BLES team didn’t just rescue Ploy and Pwong. They rescued four elephants — each one a survivor of [cr.ue.lty], [ne.gle.ct], and [ch.ai.ns]. Together, these four souls had spent over 100 years in [ca.pt.iv.ity].
Let that sink in: A century in [ch.ai.ns].
But today, they walk toward peace. Toward forest floors and fresh fruit. Toward healing, slowly but surely.
Their story is a reminder:
We may not be able to undo the past —
But we can give them a future.
Elephants are clever and can sense good and bad things and especially people.
Let them be save and enjoy whatever they have left of their lives😘
Their journey to freedom is truly inspiring 💕
