Caution — this contains graphic descriptions of cruelty to the elephant, but he has now been rescued.
This video is called Elephant was held in chains, beaten and abused for 50 years, after release tears rolled down his face. It says about itself:
6 July 2014
These incredible visuals show the moment an elephant who was held in chains and beaten and abused for fifty years cried as he was released to freedom. Raju the elephant was left bleeding from spiked shackles and living on hand-outs from passing tourists after he was captured and tied up by his ‘owner’. But, after 50 years of torture, the animal cried tears of relief after he was rescued by a wildlife charity in a daring midnight operation
From daily The Independent in Britain:
Elephant ‘cries’ while being rescued after 50 years of abuse in India
Raju is now at a sanctuary free of chains for the first time
Lizzie Dearden
Monday 07 July 2014
An elephant that was kept in…
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What we do to elephants is more cruel than anything else. I don’t understand how we can worship Ganesha and then ill treat the elephant. Nanditha Krishna
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