Begging elephants, or elephants that are paraded around town by 'handlers' who charge 20 baht for the chance to feed the animals, can still be seen in the city. The handlers can be extremely pushy in their attempts to sell sugar cane that is then fed by tourists to the elephants, but we don't recommend encouraging them as a tightly packed city like Surin is no place for these giant but sensitive animals. If wanting more responsible close encounters with chang (as elephants are called in Thai), head up to Baan Ta Klang.