This place is possibly one of the crulest places on earth! You only have to visit this website http://www.monkeyworld.org/ to find out why. The orangutans were all young animals and there were no adults in site. Two of the orangutans were being used for photography with the public and at least 8 more were found in a storage area behind the zoo where the team could see the captive orangutans reaching out from their cages. It was difficult to see into this area (by the adult chimps and gibbons) so there may have been many more orangutans than the team could count. With no adults to be found in the zoo, the orangutans at Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm must be smuggled from the wild. The conditions for the animals at the crocodile farm were terrible. Chimpanzee cages were 3cm deep in algae and slime, the gibbons had their teeth knocked out so that many of them (of different species) could be kept together without biting each other, and all the cages were “cleaned” by throwing a bucket of disinfectant over the cowering animals. This is a cruel and indecent way to treat any animals – especially endangered species. The baby orangutans that were being forced to wear clothes and pose with tourists for photos. After the photo sessions the baby orangutans are chained inside small cages. The chains were so tight on one baby that his foot could not even touch the ground.

This was my first time coming here. I have to say that I am glad to be Thai, cause I only paid 60 thb compared to 300 thb for tourist, and that is where the line is drawn. First of 300 thb is way overpiced, the most I would pay is 100 thb, the place is old and very dirty. Most of the animals seems to be starving, and have no room to move. It seems like they only time they ate was when some one paid money to feed them. The lions all seem to be underfed and have no energy to move around. In the tiger display, there is a dog in the cage and tiger it self seemed way to skinny like it was not being fed. The elephants are tied up with a chain not longer than 2 feet. When I saw the elepahant show I felt so das for them, the things they make them do are so awful. They only thing worth looking at are the crocodiles, they seem to be the only animals there that are taken care of. There are thousands of them there, from small ones to huge ones.

I am an American living in Bangkok and have visited this Crocodile farm two different times. On the good side of things, you get to see a lot of interesting animals in a short amount of time. For very little money, my family could all feed hippos, elephants, monkeys, turtles, goats and crocodiles (my personal favorite). We enjoyed the elephant and crocodile show, but opted not to attend the monkey show when we saw they were in makeup and costumes (seemed to cross the line for me). I noticed more the second time, just how sad the animals were. Yes, they are in small cages, they probably NEED the food the tourists give them, and the conditions are dirty and extremely stinky. The gorilla that smokes is especially sad. He opted for a cigarette over a banana from someone while I was there. Very sad. Overall, it was stinky, dirty, and the conditions were bad, but we did get to see a lot of things, and get a taste for Asian animals we wouldn't get elsewhere. Unlike another commenter, I didn't explain to my children about the conditions because I didn't want them to be sad. I wanted them to enjoy it, that is why we went there! We took our touristy parents there, and they loved it. If it was just me and my husband, I probably wouldn't need to go again, but my children love it, and it's a fun place to take guests.

First off, after reading all of the reviews I feel that there are many misunderstandings. I personally have been there several times and also to Gator and Croc Farms in the USA and I go to Thailand every year. So please let me clarify some stuff up. For example the "poor dog" from the most recent review was not just put in that cage with the lonely dying tiger, the dog and the tiger are friends with spent most of their lives together just like Coco the gorilla and the kitten and I didn't see anyone say "oh my god they put that poor little kitten with that big gorilla". I'm not saying that they treat their animals to our standards here in the USA but just like in Florida they breed and harvest the crocodiles and alligators for their skin to prevent over killing by poachers which eventually leads to extinction. It is unfortunate that you had to hear the crocodiles being shot while you were watching the elephant show but are you sure that was what was really going on? If it was sorry to hear that, because that would really be disturbing. I do think that they should spend more money on reconstruction of the animal habitat, I mean it would be nice to see the crocs go and sun bath on land with sand or dirt rather than hot concrete however, think about how hard it would be to remove 100s (and boy do I mean hundreds) of wild crocodiles that are at least 10 feet to almost 20 feet in length, not so easy huh? In regards to the tigers being drugged I can't really say they kind of seem like the tigers here in the States except for the fact that the climate is much hotter in Thailand than it is here and if you were there all day all you'll probably want to do is sleep too. As for the monkeys I do agree that they should not be put in such an embarrassing predicament. Unfortunately the monkeys aren't just treated like that there it's everywhere. In regards to the money and fees paid is very little and think about how many people work there and how many animals need to be feed, I'm quite sure that the fees paid goes to maintaining the place as much as they can even though it might not be what we expect. I wish the animals receive more respect and a better home to live in and that us humans would find a better means of not exploiting animals for money but I do understand that life is though and they only do what they need to do to survive wouldn't you? If there was a way to help out both animals and the humans that rely on them what would it be?

I visited in May and was completely saddened by the inhumane conditions. Elephants are tied up with no room to walk until their shows, where handlers use bullhooks and punch them. Tigers and panthers are drugged up. Sick dogs were put into a cage with a tiger that seemed to be dying itself. Monkeys were also abused. To think that those animals face the heat and the beatings and neglect for their entire lives was just unbearable. I hope PETA gets involved. It really is a terrible and sad place where you can hear the crocodiles being shot while you watch the sad elephant show.

I visited this park not out of choice, but because our boat driver dropped us off at this awful tourist trap. A tiger in the tiniest of enclosures, which from its behaviour has clearly long given up; bears and a multitude of other animals all trapped behind bars, with no protection from the unforgiving sun and their cages in a state of filth. Giant fish in tanks where the festering water covered less than half of their bodies. And worst of all, camera-snapping tourists largely oblivious to the dreadful conditions that these animals have to live through day by day, at the cost of our amusement. I'm writing this now (several months after my trip) after having just read a poem by rilke ( in english, 'the black panther') which beautifully describes the suffering of an animal behind bars. rather than advising people to avoid visiting this park, i would encourage them to go so that they may be alerted by the inhumane cruelty these animals are being subjected to. it is by the awareness and sensitivity of individuals that something can be done. i cant turn a blind eye on this any more and writing this is a start

It is clear from the start this is a tourist set up. The animals don't look too happy, and tourists are being coached into buying food for the hungry animals. Leaves me with a nasty after taste, sorry. Initially my kids, 12 and 8, did not see it, and they were impressed. Till I explained a bit, then they understood this is not the way how animals should be treated. The attitude of the staff seems in line with the treatment of the animals; disdain is the word. Tourists are just seen as a way to get money from. No polite smile or whatever is to be found. I felt really stupid when I finally succumbed to buying some food for animals, and it should not be like that. This place urgently needs respect: respect to other human beings, and respect to animals as well.

i like this place so much, there's a lot of variaties of animal. Not only crocodiles, but also elephants, tigers, snakes, camel, hipopotamus, monkeys, bears, deer, pig, birds, turtles.. and more lots. Go there !!!

Best was buying (20 baht) a dead chicken and feeding the crocs with it. Fascinating to see with what speed and force they accept the little snack..

Going to this place will make you realize how we, humans, can awfully treat natural life and animals in order to make money. We went there with some friends, believing we would spend a nice time watching interesting shows and cute and healthy animals. Instead of this, we