THE MILLENNIUM ELEPHANT FOUNDATION: A HOME FOR CAPTIVE ELEPHANTS

The Millennium Elephant Foundation (MEF) aims to provide a safe home for the captive and the ill-treated. Founded in 1999 in memory of late Mr. Sam Samarasinghe, MEF operates on a 15-acre estate in Kegalle owned by the Samarasinghe family for generations. Today, the Foundation is one of the few certified non-profit organizations working with captive elephants in Sri Lanka.

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Can you please explain to me, how this place is an "animal rescue" when they're chained up and people pay money to ride them?