Elephant torture alleged in Thrissur Pooram fest
Animal rights campaigners on Sunday alleged that 79 elephants were being tortured by making them stand in direct sunlight during the 36-hour-long Thrissur Pooram festival. Animal Welfare Board of India experts had been blocked from examining the elephants being paraded, they alleged. Citing the issues, the activists have written a letter to the Director, Project Elephant, under the Centre.