Animal Obituaries

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, April 2009:

 

 

Animal Obituaries

 

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Angel, a severely beaten white dog who became mascot of the

Selangor SPCA in Malaysia, died on February 26, 2009.

 

Chalakka Mohanan, 53, an elephant brought by two unlicensed

and ill-trained mahouts to Kottuvally, near North Paravur, Kerala,

India, died from malnutrition and neglect on March 17, 2009, The

Hindu reported. The mahout apparently leased Chalakka Mohanan from

one Anwar Saddath, of Perumbavoor. Locals tried unsuccessfully to

save Chalakka Mohanan, and demanded that the mahouts be prosecuted.

 

Subramani, 57, the oldest tusker and second-oldest elephant

at the Theppakadu elephant camp within the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in

India, died on March 14, three weeks after he was gored by a wild

elephant. Captured in 1958, Subramani worked at first in logging,

and was later used to help capture problematic wild elephants.

 

Girija, 43, an elephant used in temple parades, died on

March 12, 2009 at Anuparpalayam, Tamil Nadu, allegedly of

dehydration caused by a neglectful mahout.

 

 

 

 

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