Wednesday 29 June 2022 07:36 AM Roxy Jacenko under fire for Pixie and Hunter's elephant ride on a family ... trends now
Roxy Jacenko has landed herself in hot water by posting an Instagram video of her daughter Pixie, ten, and son Hunter, eight, riding elephants at a beach in Thailand.
The celebrity publicist, who is currently holidaying in Phuket with her children, has been accused of supporting Thailand's notoriously cruel elephant entertainment industry.
Her followers were infuriated she captioned the video 'What an amazing experience'.
Roxy Jacenko (pictured here) has landed herself in hot water by uploading an Instagram video of her daughter Pixie, ten, and son Hunter, eight, riding elephants at a beach in Thailand
The celebrity publicist, who is currently holidaying in Phuket with her children (pictured here on the elephants) has been accused of supporting Thailand's notoriously cruel elephant entertainment industry
'Amazing? This is cruel and should be banned!' one commented.
'Please do not promote elephant tourism. They need to be protected, not used for our entertainment. The kids will gain much more by being educated about this', another wrote.
One pointed out that the elephants looked to be 'tied together' in the video, before adding: 'Oh dear lord wish I could unsee [this].'
Several critics threatened to unfollow Roxy's account while others urged her to visit an ethical elephant sanctuary instead.
A handful of users gave Roxy, 42, the benefit of the doubt however, politely asking her to reconsider riding elephants in future.
'What an amazing experience', she captioned the clip, adding the Thai flag emoji
Roxy was quickly slammed by users commenting on her post
'I am sure your kids loved it and were very gentle but it is important to understand the unkind training behind this,' someone advised.
'Maybe an error in judgment in participating in this experience. Please don’t be an advocate for breaking the souls of these innocent
