Juan Mourep
Vital 1st Team Regular
50yrs late
But better late than never
http://travel.aol.co.uk/2014/07/07/elephant-weeps-rescued-50-years-of-torture-india/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cuk%7Cdl3%7Csec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D277026
For 50 years Raju the elephant was held in chains, beaten and abused - a pitiful sight with his legs bleeding from spiked shackles and living on handouts from passing tourists.
Day after day he was forced to hold out his trunk, begging for a few coins, on the streets of India - so hungry he'd eat plastic and paper to fill his empty stomach.
But, last week, a North London-based charity Wildlife SOS stepped in to save Raju from dying in his bonds in a daring midnight rescue operation, finally freeing him one minute into July 4th – independence day.
And incredibly, as the team moved in to save him, tears rolled down Raju's face, as though he wept in gratitude that he was finally being released.
About bloody time. :21:
But better late than never
http://travel.aol.co.uk/2014/07/07/elephant-weeps-rescued-50-years-of-torture-india/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cuk%7Cdl3%7Csec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D277026
For 50 years Raju the elephant was held in chains, beaten and abused - a pitiful sight with his legs bleeding from spiked shackles and living on handouts from passing tourists.
Day after day he was forced to hold out his trunk, begging for a few coins, on the streets of India - so hungry he'd eat plastic and paper to fill his empty stomach.
But, last week, a North London-based charity Wildlife SOS stepped in to save Raju from dying in his bonds in a daring midnight rescue operation, finally freeing him one minute into July 4th – independence day.
And incredibly, as the team moved in to save him, tears rolled down Raju's face, as though he wept in gratitude that he was finally being released.
About bloody time. :21:
