World Animal Protection Approaches Prime Minister to Prevent Elephant Transfer to Delhi from Assam
Oct 19, 2024
New Delhi [India], October 19: In response to media reports that speak about a temple in South Delhi that is planning to bring an elephant from Assam soon, World Animal Protection has written to the Prime Minister of India, Chief Minister of Delhi and Lieutenant Governor of Delhi to stop the transfer on grounds of animal cruelty and wildlife conservation. "As an organization with more than three decades of experience in working with elephants, we submit to you that elephants suffer in captivity and fundamentally belong in their natural habitat, in the wild. Going by your own pronouncements on media multiple times, all living creatures, including elephants, should be respected for what they are, as they enhance our lives, with all their cultural, historical and ecological significance," says Gajender Kumar Sharma, Country Director of World Animal Protection in India.
