A pregnant elephant died in Malappuram district in Kerala last Wednesday, after she faced one of the most brutal forms of animal abuse. She ate a pineapple filled with a firecracker, offered to her allegedly by some locals. The fruit exploded in her mouth, badly injuring her tongue and mouth. the elephant walked around in the village, in searing pain, and in hunger. She was unable to eat anything because of her injuries. We personally feel that a charge of murder should be slapped against the people involved in the brutal murder. We would, therefore, request the government of India to take immediate action against the offenders.
This is really disheartening and makes us sick to the core. There have been several animal abuse incidents in India in the last few months and unless a strict action is taken against the offenders these abuses and assaults on animals will never stop. The wild elephant had left the forest, meandering into a nearby village in Kerala’sMalappuram in search of food. As she walked on the streets, she was offered the cracker-laden pineapple by locals.
An FIR has been lodged against unidentified people under relevant sections of Wildlife Protection Act Over the incident, said Mannarkkad forest, range officer. The Kerala Forest department also took to Twitter to state Article 51- (g) of the Indian Constitution dictates that it is the duty of every citizen to be compassionate to animals. The wildlife officer said that they later planned to take her elephant out of the river but by then she had collapsed. The officer informed that 2 doctors are at the spot at carrying out the postmortem after which the carcass will the burnt.
