elephant Bijlee is dead On June 11, Bijlee, 54, was found - TopicsExpress



          

elephant Bijlee is dead On June 11, Bijlee, 54, was found collapsed on the busy Mulund-Bhandup Link Road in eastern Mumbai, allegedly abandoned by her owners. Two other prominent organisations, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO) separately urged the Maharashtra government to send Bijlee to a rescue centre, cancel her ownership papers and ban elephants from moving on Mumbai roads Bijlee had collapsed from overwork June 11. She was taken around to beg, and grace occasions like weddings and other important events. She was made to stand at the venue of such functions to salute guests. She was forced to spend a long time standing and was hardly allowed rest, according to the volunteers who tended her.
Posted on: Mon, 01 Jul 2013 10:19:29 +0000

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