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Painted for Hindus
Festival, firecrackers blast
elephants' forced march
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Kerala temples
religious ceremonies
shackled elephants
NOTE: Indian elephants are frequently kept privately and made to beg alongside roads. Some may be deliberately blinded to make them docile. Captive elephants worldwide frequently cannot adapt, tire of mishandling and captivity, and attack keepers. People would do the same. Firecrackers disturb anyone's ears, and it is insensitive to think that animals around fireworks displays are all right with them. PETA India has created a mechanical elephant that can be used instead of a living one. Join the change and spread the word. Stop the abuse and captivity. Shout out that captive elephants should not be put into animal rights-approved sanctuaries.
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As an over 40-year member of PETA I applaud the ingenuity. In anchorage annabell the African elephant was kept in a cement floor facility for decades. I lived right behind the zoo and would hear her calling. Then Maggie the Indian elephant was added. Maggie turned aggressive and unpredictable due to the very poor housing. Thanks to bob barker she was finally pried loose from the zoo after Annabell died in 1997. Maggie spent her final years on grass and with others if her kind in the southern hills of California. What we do to these intelligent and kind and forgiving beings speaks loudly about our sub intelligence. Thank you Andrea for raising awareness about this abuse of such aware and sentient beings
🥺🥺 this is song sad and wrong, the way they treat elephants.
Oh that’s so sad. This and elephant tourism, like riding elephants, are so inhumane. They are beautiful creatures that we can simply enjoy, we don’t need them to be our pets.
When I was a child, I wanted to live in India so I could have an elephant. I know better now.
Ugh, this is so sad that this is still happening in the world. I don't know what more to say...heartbreaking.
This really should not be happening. People will learn their lessons one way or another.
Ohh! This is very tragic; no animal should be deprived of its freedom. I have no words; torturing elephants for personal gain is a shameful act 😟
People are so evil, and disgusting. My heart goes out to all these animals! I'm so thankful to have your write about this, Andrea! You took it for the team! 💝🌟💘
love the deliberate contrast used in your Haiku. It's ironic that religious ceremonies make use of these majestic creatures. With Dhar and Lana.
Anything that uses animals, loses my respect immediately. These people deserve to he murdered brutally by the animals they abuse
I’ve been following this story and the Bull taming in Tamil. PETA India meets a lot of resistance from cultural practices. Thanks for spreading the word, Andi.
I was just thinking about missing being in India specifically tonight.