Raju the elephant started to cry after he was rescued last
weekend by wildlife conservationists as he was abused and held in spiked
chains for 50 years.see more pic:
Elephant Raju from India had an incredibly rough life. After being
poached from his mother he was thrown from one owner to another, until
he was left living in terrible conditions with no shelter at night,
being used as beggars prop all day long. Raju survived only from passing
tourists and sometimes had to eat plastic and paper while being chained
24 hours a day.
A wildlife organisation SOS-UK could not stand the injustice and decided to save him in a daring midnight rescue operation.
The elephant, realizing he was being saved, started to cry: “It was incredibly emotional. We knew in our hearts he realised he was being freed” – claims Pooja Binepal, one of the rescuers. “Tears
began to roll down Raju’s face. Some no doubt were due to the pain but
he also seemed to sense that change was coming. He felt hope for the
first time” – says another rescuer Kartick.
NOTE: Elephants have a very large
hippocampus, a brain structure linked to emotion which is much bigger
than that of any human. While we are not 100% certain, scientific
research supports the view that elephants weep as part of an emotional
response.
Raju’s owner tried to prevent the rescue, putting chains on his legs
and shouting commands to terrify him. But the rescuers stood their
ground. As they did, tears began to roll down Raju’s face. “He felt hope for the first time”, says Kartrick.
The chains were so tightly wrapped that it took 45 minutes to liberate him.
Raju was driven to the sanctuary by brave rescuers 350 miles to the
charity’s Elephant Conservation and Care Centre at Mathura. The elephant
was so exhausted he could barely move.
Raju took his first steps of freedom at one minute past midnight on July 4, finally tasting what independence feels like.
The charity is certain that Raju will spend the rest of his life free from suffering
Saturday, July 12, 2014
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