CET ELEPHANT VIENT D' ETRE PROTEGE ET MIS DANS UN REFUGE!!
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This week, in a landmark judgement, the High Court of Bombay ruled in favour of PETA India by upholding the 21 August 2012 order passed by Maharashtra's Joint Secretary (Forests) to release the much-abused young elephant Sunder to a sanctuary.
This week, in a landmark judgement, the High Court of Bombay ruled in favour of PETA India by upholding the 21 August 2012 order passed by Maharashtra's Joint Secretary (Forests) to release the much-abused young elephant Sunder to a sanctuary.
More than 2.2 lakh people from around the globe wrote to authorities via action alerts posted on PETA affiliates' websites and pushed for Sunder's release. Celebrities such as Paul McCartney, Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Pamela Anderson, Arjun Rampal, R Madhavan, Gulshan Grover and many others also took to Twitter or helped in other ways with the campaigns.
The court allowed the writ petition filed by PETA and dismissed the appeal filed by Member of the Legislative Assembly Vinay Kore, who had given Sunder as a "gift" to the Jyotiba temple in Kolhapur. The court also refused to stay its order, despite a request to do so by the senior counsel representing Kore. PETA was represented in the matter by Senior Counsel Shiraz Rustomjee and Counsel Rohan Rajadhyaksha, who were instructed by K Ashar & Co, which was on record for PETA. Sunder is now slated to be transferred to the Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre in Bangalore.
The Jyotiba temple came into possession of Sunder in 2007, but after his constant chaining and the beatings came to light, Maharashtra Minister of Forests Dr Patangrao Kadam and the Project Elephant division of the Ministry of Environment and Forests issued orders for Sunder's release to a sanctuary on 21 August 2012 and 9 November 2012, respectively. However, those orders were never carried out, and Sunder was then taken away at the behest of Kore and hidden in an old poultry shed, where he remained in chains. In December 2013, PETA obtained video footage showing that Sunder's mahout was violently beating him, and veterinarians and elephant experts who examined Sunder found him scarred, wounded and chained so tightly that he couldn't lie down.
PETA India is now calling on Maharashtra Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Sarjan Bhagat to implement the court's order quickly, before Sunder can be harmed again.
The campaigns for Sunder's release spanned 21 months, as people in India and around the world worked to save him from his abusers. PETA thanks everyone who sent letters to authorities calling for his release and who helped with the campaigns in other ways. PETA will keep working until Sunder is safe and happy in his new home.
You can support our continued work to help Sunder and other animals by making a donation today.
The court allowed the writ petition filed by PETA and dismissed the appeal filed by Member of the Legislative Assembly Vinay Kore, who had given Sunder as a "gift" to the Jyotiba temple in Kolhapur. The court also refused to stay its order, despite a request to do so by the senior counsel representing Kore. PETA was represented in the matter by Senior Counsel Shiraz Rustomjee and Counsel Rohan Rajadhyaksha, who were instructed by K Ashar & Co, which was on record for PETA. Sunder is now slated to be transferred to the Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre in Bangalore.
The Jyotiba temple came into possession of Sunder in 2007, but after his constant chaining and the beatings came to light, Maharashtra Minister of Forests Dr Patangrao Kadam and the Project Elephant division of the Ministry of Environment and Forests issued orders for Sunder's release to a sanctuary on 21 August 2012 and 9 November 2012, respectively. However, those orders were never carried out, and Sunder was then taken away at the behest of Kore and hidden in an old poultry shed, where he remained in chains. In December 2013, PETA obtained video footage showing that Sunder's mahout was violently beating him, and veterinarians and elephant experts who examined Sunder found him scarred, wounded and chained so tightly that he couldn't lie down.
PETA India is now calling on Maharashtra Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Sarjan Bhagat to implement the court's order quickly, before Sunder can be harmed again.
The campaigns for Sunder's release spanned 21 months, as people in India and around the world worked to save him from his abusers. PETA thanks everyone who sent letters to authorities calling for his release and who helped with the campaigns in other ways. PETA will keep working until Sunder is safe and happy in his new home.
You can support our continued work to help Sunder and other animals by making a donation today.
Thank you!
Sincerely, The PETA India Team
Sincerely, The PETA India Team
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