King's Cup Elephant Polo King's Cup Elephant Polo King's Cup Elephant Polo is an elephant polo event played three times a year in Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. The event is sponsored by Anantara Hotels, a brand owned by the Minor Hotel Group of Bangkok, Thailand. In each match, two teams compete. Each team consists of five humans and five elephants. There is no monetary prize. Sponsors have included Johnnie Walker, PwC, Peroni, and IBM. PETA claims that at least eight other corporate sponsors have ended their support of the event due to its allegedly inhumane nature. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
The Elephant Ride The Elephant Ride "The Elephant Ride" is a song by the British new wave band Squeeze. It was written by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, and it appeared on their 1982 album "Sweets from a Stranger". Glenn Tilbrook said, "This is one of my favorite songs. It's beautiful and very much influenced by The Beach Boys in its arrangement, if not the tune. I'd been listening to "Pet Sounds" an awful lot at the time and this was one of the songs where rather than oppose the mood of the lyric, I tried to reflect it." Chris Difford said, "This