Against the ELEPHANT FESTIVAL in ASSAM

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Against the ELEPHANT FESTIVAL in ASSAM ,India -

 

Boycott Elephant Festival in Assam, India

 

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Every year, domestic elephants are brought in from every nook and corner of

the state of Assam in India's North-eastern region and assembled at the

Kaziranga National Park a world heritage site to take part in the Elephant

festival.

 

They have to walk miles at a stretch and most of them are forced to beg by

stopping public vehicles on highways.

 

Whilst in the festival the jumbos have to perform several tasks like a race

where the mahout( elephant tamer) pierces the back of the elephant's ear

harder and harder to make it run fast. There is a football match which is

played in a similar manner where the mahout again takes pride in forcing the

animals to hit the ball by poking beneath the ear. None of the elephants

derive any kind of pleasure or joy in playing such a sport.

 

As long as the festival focuses in raising the issue of man-elephant

conflicts and creating awareness, it is ok. But the Race, Football match,

Show of strength etc, activities which involve the jumbos in Herculean tasks

should be removed from the list of activities in this festival.

 

Since this festival is attended by several distinguished people from all

across the world. Let's all join hands in opposing this brutal practice to

occur next year.

 

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