A jockey races a buffalo during the annual Chonburi Buffalo Race in Chonburi on October 12, 2019. Whip-wielding jockeys ride bulls bareback at Thailand's annual buffalo race, a decades-old tradition to celebrate the animals' hard work in the field in a country where they are increasingly being replaced by machines. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP Photo)





Thai workers carry a statue of Pope Francis at Saint Louis Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, 11 November 2019. Pope Francis will visit Thailand from 20 to 23 November 2019 on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the founding of Mission de Siam. Pope Francis is the first pontiff to visit Thailand in nearly four decades after John Paul II in 1984. (Photo by Rungroj Yongrit/EPA/EFE)





A Thai couple seen taking pictures next to a tiger in the tourist attraction “Tiger Kingdom” on September 21, 2019 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Despite the Wildlife authorities effort to raided a Buddhist temple (Tiger Temple) from Kanchanaburi Province in 2016, where 137 tigers were kept and freed them into the wild 3 years later, where about 86 of them already died due to radical life change (captivity to the wild) animal abuse is still a common things in Thailand where other tigers still remain kept in small cages like in this 'Tiger Kingdom' tourist attraction complex, where tigers are under sedative to let the tourists took pictures next to them the whole day. Many animals are used in shows across the world, for the purpose of financial gain and entertainment, despite the objections of animal rights defenders. World Animal Day, an international day of action for animal rights and welfare celebrated annually on October 4. The mission of World Animal Day, is “To raise the status of animals in order to improve welfare standards around the globe. Building the celebration of World Animal Day unites the animal welfare movement, mobilising it into a global force to make the world a better place for all animals”. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





A devotee of a Chinese shrine walks on ambers during the annual Vegetarian Festival in Phuket on October 4, 2019. The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days, with many religious devotees slashing themselves with swords, piercing their cheeks with sharp objects and committing other painful acts to purify themselves, taking on the sins of the community. (Photo by Mladen Antonov/AFP Photo)





This handout from the Krabi Pitakpracha Foundation taken on October 13, 2019 and received on October 15, 2019 shows a member of the rescue foundation attempting to capture a four-metre long king cobra in a sewer in Krabi, Thailand. Rescuers pulled a fiesty four-metre long King Cobra from a sewer in southern Thailand after an hourlong operation, a rescue foundation said on October 15, calling it one of the largest ever captured there. (Photo by Krabi Pitakpracha Foundation/AFP Photo)





A woman holds up what the Chris Steaks & Burgers restaurant says is Thailand's biggest burger weighing more than 6 kilograms, before a competition held to eat it at the restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand, October 11, 2019. Chris Steaks and Burgers is offering a 10,000 baht ($330) prize for anyone who can finish the mammoth snack in nine minutes – one baht for every calorie. (Photo by Jiraporn Kuhakan/Reuters)





A chef holds up what they say is Thailand's biggest burger weighing more than 6 kilograms, before a competition held to eat it, at the Chris Steaks & Burgers restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand, October 11, 2019. (Photo by Jiraporn Kuhakan/Reuters)





Oarsmen paddle their boat during the dress rehearsal for the Royal barge ceremony on the Chao Phraya river Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, October 21, 2019. The Royal barge procession is part of the coronation of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn and will be held on December 12. (Photo by Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo)





A lone oarsman stands on his boat during the dress rehearsal for the Royal barge ceremony on the Chao Phraya river Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, October 21, 2019. The Royal barge procession is part of the coronation of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn and will be held on December 12. (Photo by Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo)





Birds sit in their cages during the annual bird-singing competition in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat on September 22, 2019. Over 1,800 birds from Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore took part in the contest. (Photo by Madaree Tohlala/AFP Photo)





An abandoned aircraft is seen in the suburbs of Bangkok, Thailand on October 9, 2019. The area, known as the “airplane graveyard”, has become a tourist attraction in the Thai capital. (Photo by Mladen Antonov/AFP Photo)





Tourists take photos in an abandoned aircraft in the suburbs of Bangkok on October 9, 2019. The area, known as the “airplane graveyard”, has become a tourist attraction in the Thai capital. (Photo by Mladen Antonov/AFP Photo)





A child plays in front of abandoned aircraft in the suburbs of Bangkok on October 9, 2019. (Photo by Mladen Antonov/AFP Photo)





Thai wildlife department officials wearing protective suits drain formaldehyde out of a tank containing carcasses of tigers seized from the Tiger Temple tourist attraction, at Khao Prathap Chang Wildlife Sanctuary in Ratchaburi province, Thailand, September 20, 2019. (Photo by Chittiwat Pornprasert/Reuters)





Students participate during a dance rehearsal for the welcoming ceremony of Pope Francis at the Assumption Commercial College, Wednesday, November 13, 2019, in Bangkok, Thailand. The Pope is expected to visit Thailand Nov. 20-23, 2019. (Photo by Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP Photo)





Thai students hold a rehearsal at a school grounds in Bangkok on November 13, 2019, in preparation for Pope Francis' visit. (Photo by Chalinee Thirasupa/AFP Photo)





In this photo taken on October 29, 2019, a wild elephant stops a car on a road at Khao Yai National Park in Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima province. The driver escaped unhurt with his car slightly damaged. (Photo by Pratya Chutipaskul/AFP Photo)





In this photo taken on October 29, 2019, a wild elephant stops a car on a road at Khao Yai National Park in Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima province. (Photo by Pratya Chutipaskul/AFP Photo)





This photograph taken trough an aquarium shows the Ra Wai Beach on Phuket island, Thailand on October 2, 2019. (Photo by Mladen Antonov/AFP Photo)





Schoolboys jump for a photo at a pier of the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok, Thailand on September 25, 2019. (Photo by Mladen Antonov/AFP Photo)