Roxy Jacenko comes under fire for Pixie and Hunter’s elephant ride on a family vacation in Phuket Thailand

Roxy Jacenko fell into boiling water by posting a video on her daughter’s Instagram account. Pixie, ten, and her son Hunter, eight, Riding elephants on a beach in Thailand.

The famous journalist, who is currently on vacation in Phuket with his children, is accused of supporting Thailand’s brutal elephant entertainment industry.

His followers were infuriated when he captioned the video, “What a wonderful experience.”

The famous journalist (pictured here on elephants), currently vacationing in Phuket with her children, is accused of supporting Thailand’s notorious elephant entertainment industry.

‘Enormous? This is cruel and should be banned!’ a comment.

‘Please do not promote elephant tourism. They should be protected, not used for our amusement. Children will earn much more if they are educated about it,” wrote another.

One noted that the elephants in the video looked “connected,” and before adding, “Oh my God, I wish I hadn’t seen it. [this]†

While some critics threatened not to follow Roxy’s story, others urged her to visit an ethical elephant sanctuary instead.

However, a handful of users gave the 42-year-old Roxy the benefit of the doubt and politely asked her to reconsider using elephants in the future.

“What a wonderful experience” he wrote in the clip, adding the Thai flag emoji.

Roxy was quickly criticized by users who responded to her post

“I’m sure your kids loved it and it was really nice, but it’s important to understand the rough education behind it,” one said.

“Perhaps it is a mistake of judgment by participating in this experience. Please do not support the dismemberment of these innocent animals,” said another user.

Only one user came to Roxy’s defense and wrote: Wow everyone calm down, she didn’t do anything wrong!!’

Just one user came to Roxy’s defense and wrote: Woah everyone calm down she didn’t do anything wrong!! I bet you all eat meat and wear leather so don’t be a hypocrite!! @roxyjacenko enjoy your vacation [self] righteous enemies

I bet you all eat meat and wear leather so don’t be a hypocrite!! @roxyjacenko enjoy your vacation [self] righteous haters,” they added.

Roxy has since removed the video. Daily Mail Australia contacted him for comment.

The Thai entertainment industry’s cruelty towards elephants is well documented.

The country’s elephants were once used to pull teak for the thriving timber industry, but when machines were developed to do this job, locals wanted to give their animals a different purpose.

The Thai entertainment industry’s cruelty towards elephants is well documented. The country’s elephants were once used to pull teak for the thriving timber industry, but when machines were developed to do this job, locals wanted to give their animals a different purpose. Elephants are spotted at a tourist park south of Chiang Mai, in northern Thailand.

Elephants have received a lot of attention and now more than 12.8 million tourists a year travel to Thailand to ride, bathe and take selfies with elephants.

The life of a “tamed” elephant begins with a process called “crushing,” which is as unpleasant as it sounds.

Animals are tied to short chains, beaten with hooks and other sharp tools, and malnourished to be well behaved. This continues for the rest of their captive lives.

Animals are often forced to perform circus plays in front of tourists. Elephants are depicted with rings and rings around their necks in a tourist park in southern Chiang Mai, northern Thailand.