Charity polo for a jumbo cause

Charity polo for a jumbo cause
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Luxury hotel firm Anantara is aiming to raise some serious cash to help Thailand's elephant population through this year's Annual Kings Elephant Polo Tournament.

The 12th annual event will be held in the seaside town of Hua Hin from August 28 to September 1.

To date, the tournament has raised almost US$600,000 for projects such as housing for the mahouts and families, shelters for the elephants, a mobile blood centrifuge and an elephant ambulance for the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre (TECC).

Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp & Resort's 30 rescued street elephants will take part in the event, joined by a further 50 young elephants taken from the streets for a two-week period over the tournament.

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