Saturday 28 May 2016

4 elephants rescued from Pune circus

New Delhi, May 27: 4 elephants have been rescued from a circus in Pune in Maharashtra on Friday following a two-day and an evening lengthy operation by a rescue workforce of a wildlife NGO.


elephants rescuedWildlife SOS, an NGO, in coordination with PETA, Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO), police and forest division carried out the rescue operation at Rambo circus in Pune.


“The 4 rescued elephants have been named as Pearl, Ruby, Goldie and Sylvie within the circus. It was stunning to witness the inhumane situations that the elephants have been saved in, shackled by spiked chains and denied any probability at a pure life,” stated Geeta Seshamani, co-founder of Wildlife SOS.


She stated three horses, one pony and 14 canines had been additionally rescued from the identical circus. The rescued animals can be handed over to 2 Maharashtra-based NGOs Animal Rahat and ResQ.


Seshamani added that the elephants would quickly be shifted to the Wildlife SOS Elephant Care Center in Haryana or Uttar Pradesh, the place they might obtain veterinary care, a nutritious diet, companionship and the whole lot they should have a wholesome future.


Pearl and Ruby share an in depth relationship and had been delivered to the circus across the identical time. Goldie is the oldest and Sylvie, the youngest of the 4, is Goldie’s daughter.


Rhea Lopez, Elephant Marketing campaign Supervisor – Wildlife SOS, stated that whereas within the circus, the elephants have been restrained by each back and front legs and got no alternative to train and no entry to recent water which was obligatory underneath the legislation.


“The psychological and bodily well being standing of those elephants could be very poor. The rescues are a part of Wildlife SOS ‘Circus Elephant Marketing campaign’ to rehabilitate circus elephants throughout India,” she stated.


An announcement from the NGO stated that in the beginning of the marketing campaign there have been 67 elephants in Indian circuses in 2015 whereas with the newest rescue of those 4 elephants, that quantity is right down to 55 elephants.


In line with specialists, the typical life of those elephants is 60 to 65 years, whereas these within the wild reside for over 75 years.


Photo Courtesy: animal-interfaith-alliance



4 elephants rescued from Pune circus

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