Southern Thailand Elephant Foundation Southern Thailand Elephant Foundation (STEF) UK, is an internationally focussed charity which raises funds to support projects that promote elephant health and welfare in Southern Thailand. We provide free veterinary care for sick and injured working elephants deployed in the tourism and agricultural industries. Intelligent animals that have spent their life in servitude to humans are entirely dependent on their owners care to survive. They can never be released back into the wild. Many of these beautiful creatures desperately need our help because Mahouts (elephant carers) struggle to pay for their keep. STEF supporters raised funds to build a well equipped and purpose built hospital in Khok Kloi, (not far from Phuket) in Southern Thailand. Our team of elephant experts and vets also operate a mobile veterinary outreach service which goes into isolated rural areas. We rely entirely upon the generosity of our supporters to fund our work. With your help we can treat even more elephants and improve their lives.