Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Update: Raju the Elephant Cries After Being Rescued From Captivity

Raju the Elephant Cries After Being Rescued From Captivity. Since he was a baby, 50-year-old elephant named Raju was chained, abused, and resold from one cruel owner to another. Then, on July 2, India's animal rescue organization Wildlife SOS rescued Raju, freeing his legs from spiked shackles for the first time, The Mirror reports.

The rescue operation in the Uttar Pradesh region of India was not simple, as the elephant's captor initiated a standoff, trying to shout commands to Raju in order to provoke him, and tightly chaining the animal's legs.

Read the rest of the story here.



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