During the last years the attitude towards elephant riding has changed and now most of the camps organising animal friendly feed/bath/play programs. Yet it has to be remembered, that the relationship to animals in Asia is a different one, compared to western countries and in former times elephants were used as working animals and even served in the Thai Army.
For a good and ethically positive experience we can recommend the following camps:
Baan Chang Elephant Park
Bamboo Elephant Family Care
Blue Daily Elephant Care
Chang Thai Heritage
Chiang Mai Elephant Sanctuary
Dumbo Elephant Spa
Elephant Family Care
Elephant Family Sanctuary
Elephant Jungle Sanctuary
Elephant Mountain Park
Elephant Nature Park
Elephant Retirement Park
Hug Elephant Sanctuary
Johnny Boy Elephant Sanctuary
Mae Rim Elephant Sanctuary
Pattara Elephant Farm
Ran-Tong Elephant
Toto's Elephant Sanctuary (Training)
Woody's Elephant Home (Training)