Thai Elephant Day falls on Saturday March 13, of every year.
The government has set a day for Thai elephants with the purpose of Thai people to realize the importance and the existence of Thai elephants.
The origin of the Thai Elephant Day
It started with the Thai Elephant Conservation Coordination Subcommittee has coordinated with public and private organizations working in the conservation of Thai elephants National Identity Board Secretariat of the Prime Minister.
By agree with the establishment of the Thai Elephant Day for the Thai people they turned their attention to elephants, love elephants, care for elephants, and pay more attention to helping to conserve elephants.
The Subcommittee therefore considered to find a suitable date which for the first time considered the date King Naresuan the Great made Iuthheete There is victory over the great King. But that day has already been used as the day of the Thai army, therefore considered another day and see that March 13, which is the day of the National Animal Selection Committee. There is a resolution that the white elephant is a symbol of Thailand that is appropriate. Therefore presented the resolutions according to the hierarchy to the Cabinett with another support from the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, the Cabinet passed a resolution on May 26, 1998, approved March 13 to be "Thai Elephant Day" and announced the Prime Minister's Office in the Government Gazette on 29 May 1998.
