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FAE Elephant Hospital in Thailand
| FAE Elephant Hospital | ||||
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| Type | hospital | |||
| Founded | 1994 | |||
| First elephant | 1994 | |||
| Address | Hangchatr District | |||
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| Place | Lampang | |||
| Country | Thailand | |||
| Website | http://www.friendsoftheasianelephant.org | |||
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Founder: Soraida Salwala. Hospital director: Dr. Preecha Phuangkum DVM.
Between 1993 and 2010 FAE treated 3 326 elephants: 556 elephants at the hospital, 565 out patients, and the mobile clinic threated 2 205 elephants. Of those 57% (1010 cases) were female elephants. The majority were treated for deworming and vitamin defiency.