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If you’re heading to Phuket and you want to see elephants without turning it into a circus, you need to do a little scouting before you buy anything. I’ve been on trips where the brochures looked soothing but the ground truth was noisy: elephants hooked to chains in heat-slicked concrete, handlers pushing crowds through “photo moments,” and activity schedules that felt more like a theme park than a wildlife rescue. It doesn’t matter how charming the photos look. What matter