Beautiful moment elephant kneels to receive bananas from Buddhist monk who rescued him

This is the heartwarming moment an elephant kneels to receive bananas from a Buddhist monk who rescued him from forced labour.

Thirty-year-old bull Plai Khamsaen had been neglected and malnourished in a private home where he had been made to perform for tourists leaving him 'suffering hardship'. Kind religious follower Phra Sangkharak Weerawat Weerawatano said he paid 620,000 THB (14,600 GBP) to buy the elephant from the owner and liberate him.