(IN) state sponsored animal cruelty;report from -'The Hindu'

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Sunday, Apr 25, 2010

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*Elephant collapses during ensemble *

 

Staff Reporter

 

*FATIGUED: The elephant Erattupetta Ayyappan collapses during the

Ilanjithara Melam of Thrissur Pooram on Saturday.

 

Thrissur:

An elephant named Erattupetta Ayyappan collapsed while the ensemble

‘Ilanjithara Melam' was being staged at Sree Vadakkunathan Temple as part of

Thrissur Pooram on Saturday, triggering panic.

 

Veterinarians said muscle cramps caused the elephant's collapse.

 

The elephant clambered back to its feet after it was given first-aid.

 

In the commotion, elephants named Kuttankulangara Arjunan, Thrikkadavur

Sivaraju, Paramekkavu Narayanan and Kesavan moved briskly, causing panic

among spectators.

 

Later, Erattupetta Ayyappan, Paramekkavu Narayanan and Kesavan were replaced

for Pooram ceremonies by Konark Ganapathy, Rajendran and Brahmadathan.

 

Allegation

 

The Kerala Elephant Lovers' Association alleged that Ayyappan was featured

at Pooram despite health problems.

 

“The elephant has been restless right from the morning. Organisers did not

follow the rule of maintaining a distance of 4 metres between each

elephant,” the association alleged.

 

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Why the Kerala government is not taking action against the so called

elephhant owners who do not possess the ownership certificates or the

Performing Animal Registration Certificates?