Torture in captivity kills more elephants in Kerala, but perpetrators go scot-free. On May 27, a 15-year-old wild elephant died in Kerala after it ate an explosive snare meant for wild boars.
The autopsy report showed that the elephant died of suffocation after its lungs were filled with water. Her jaws were mangled, wounds were infested with maggots and she had a month-old foetus in her womb. The incident raised a lot of hue and cry. Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said it was not in the Indian culture to feed firecrackers and kill, while BJP MP Maneka Gandhi gave the death a communal colour by saying that Malappuram was the most-violent district in the country. Malappuram is a Muslim-majority district in Kerala. Gruesome death of pregnant elephant turns into a national tragedy for India. Her jaws shattered by a firecracker explosion inside the mouth, a pregnant elephant stood with her trunk dipped in the Velarayi river in Kerala for two days before life ebbed agonisingly out of her.
The horrifying death of an elephant, who bit on an explosives-laden pineapple kept in the fields to ward off wild boar, has sparked massive outrage in India, with many top politicians and celebrities taking to social media to express their shock over the tragedy. The beginnings of the gruesome incident came to light on May 23, just outside the Silent Valley National Park, when forest officials spotted an elephant near a water source. Ailing elephant dies inside Dalma wildlife sanctuary. Jamshedpur, May 10: Ailing elephant Lakshmi breathed died inside Dalma wildlife sanctuary late evening.
The 60-plus female elephant had collapsed on Saturday morning. Government veterinary doctors though tried their best to revive her condition but in vain. Bottles of saline and injection were used to save her but nothing could save her. The elephant died due to injury. Lakshmi (also called Ramavati) was rescued from the clutches of mahouts in Deogarh and brought to Dalma sanctuary for rehabilitation in March last year, lived with two other female jumbos Champa and Rajni under a shed near the entrance gates at Makulakocha . She was laid to rest inside the sanctuary in the presence of Dalma officials.
Notably Dalma is the best elephant habitat of Jharkhand, where the pachyderms love to spend their summer. Like this: Request for elephant parade denied. These 6 Animal-Exploiting Events Have Been Cancelled Because of COVID-19 We’re all feeling the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic—which has put the world on lockdown and made us all feel uneasy about the future.
It’s difficult to see anything positive in our current situation, but in recent weeks there’s been an unexpected benefit for animals. Public events across the globe are being canceled because of ongoing government restrictions on large events and mass gatherings, and that means the countless events that focus on exploiting animals are being canceled, too.
We’re thanking our lucky stars that the innocent animals used for entertainment at these six significant events are being spared—at least for the time being. 1. Request for elephant parade denied. Kerala temple renounces use of elephants for rituals citing safety concerns. The temple in Cherthala decided that they would be replacing elephants with wooden structures or jeevathas to mount the deity.
For the second time in the state, a temple in Cherthala, Kerala has decided to do away with the practice of using elephants for rituals. The Nalpathenneeswaram Sree Mahadeva Temple administration decided that it would finally discontinue the use of caparisoned elephants for temple rituals, citing safety of devotees. The devaswom declared that they would replace elephants with wooden structures or ‘jeevathas’, which are widely used in central Travancore temples, to mount the deities for the seven-day festival beginning February 18, according to a Deccan Chronicle report. Gods in Shackles—The Dark Truth about India's Temple Elephants.
Kerala Temple discontinues use of elephants. Kerala's elephant fetish and the brutality behind it all. ADI unites with politicians and celebs to Stop Circus Suffering in the US! Posted: 27 March 2017.
Updated: 26 May 2017 Animal Defenders International (ADI) has teamed up with politicians and celebrities to launch H.R. 1759, The Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act (TEAPSPA) , a bill that will end the suffering of wild and exotic animals in traveling shows in the US. Watch the video now, featuring actor Ed Asner, actor Eric Roberts, actor Mindy Sterling, actor Eric Szmanda, musician Moby, actor Alexandra Paul, actor Tonya Kay, actor James Cromwell, director Danny Boyle, actor Kim Matula, actor Brian Blessed, and songwriter Diane Warren! Speaking in Congress, TEAPSPA sponsors Representatives Ryan Costello (R-PA) and Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), ADI President Jan Creamer, with CSI actors Jorja Fox and Eric Szmanda, concluded that ending traveling wild animal acts is the only practical approach to protecting public safety and tackling the animal suffering inherent to the industry.
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Save the Asian Elephants - STAE. WHY KERALA'S AILING ELEPHANTS ARE ROTTING TO DEATH - Voice For Asian Elephants Society. Another captive elephant in Kerala is on the death row, rotting away standing on his urine and excrement.
His name is Thriprayar Ramachandran, in his early forties. For the past one year, he has been suffering from foot rot, and recently contracted a lung infection. Making matters worse is the fact that the poor animal has no teeth, and struggles to eat normally. Thriprayar Ramachandran's Foot Rot is Intensifying, Photo Courtesy: HATF Despite his deteriorating health, the poor elephant was chained in the same spot this year, making it impossible to escape the boisterous noise and terrifying explosions that would've certainly exacerbated his agony. Thriprayar Ramachandran struggles to stand on his four legs, Photo Courtesy: HATF Unable to eat or breathe or stand properly on his four legs, this poor elephant is now silently awaiting the end of a dark and miserable life. Gods in shackles.