Blind elephant tortured in temple: Animal Welfare Group
Heritage Animal Taskforce, a Kerala-based animal rights campaigner, has alleged that as many as 24 elephants were 'tortured' by compelling them to walk in the scorching sun as part of a recent temple festival in Thrissur. Violating the rules, a blind elephant was also paraded as part of the 'Cheerakuzhi shasti', a local festival two days ago, the HATF alleged.