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Post by Cullyn Of Cerrmor on Jul 8, 2014 16:33:17 GMT 9.5
Incredible sight of the elephant that cried: Raju was held in chains, beaten and abused for fifty years and on the day he was released tears rolled down his face
Raju was held in chains for more than 50 years after being poached in India
The animal bled from spiked shackles and lived on hand-outs from tourists
Team from North London charity Wildlife SOS travelled to India to free animal
Raju cried tears of joy after being freed from suffering on American Independence Day
Five-and-a-half tonne animal driven 350 miles away to safe conservation area
By EMMA GLANFIELD PUBLISHED: 09:01 AEST, 7 July 2014 | UPDATED: 20:08 AEST, 7 July 2014These incredible pictures show the moment an elephant who was held in chains and beaten and abused for fifty years cried as he was released to freedom. Raju the elephant was left bleeding from spiked shackles and living on hand-outs from passing tourists after he was captured and tied up by his ‘owner’. But, after 50 years of torture, the animal cried tears of relief after he was rescued by a wildlife charity in a daring midnight operation – fittingly on American Independence Day. Read More:
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Post by Cullyn Of Cerrmor on Jul 11, 2014 21:43:07 GMT 9.5
The heart-warming moment Raju the crying elephant found a girlfriend and had his first proper meal in decades after being starved and kept in spiked chains for 50 years
Raju is now safely living in the Elephant Conservation and Care Centre at Mathura, in northern India
He was held in chains for more than 50 years after being poached in India
The animal bled from spiked shackles and lived on hand-outs from tourists
Team from North London charity Wildlife SOS travelled to India to free animal on July 4
The five-and-a-half-tonne animal cried tears of joy after being freed
He was introduced to female friend Phoolkali this week
By SARAH DEAN and EMMA GLANFIELD PUBLISHED: 13:20 AEST, 10 July 2014 | UPDATED: 20:39 AEST, 10 July 2014The elephant who cried tears when he was released after being held in chains, beaten and abused for fifty years has begun his new life with his adoptive family. Raju the elephant was introduced to Phoolkali, the first member of his new friends on Wednesday after being released on July 4 in a midnight mission by charity Wildlife SOS. The five-and-a-half tonne animal was freed from his spiked shackles and driven 350 miles away to the safety of the Elephant Conservation and Care Centre at Mathura, northern India, which he now calls home. Read More:I love it when a story has a happy ending.
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