After 50 Years As Slave For Tourists, 70YO Elephant Finally Living Super-Sized Life He Deserves

After spending his life in chains for 50 long years, a 70-year-old elephant named Gajraj is finally getting to enjoy retirement. He recently celebrated one year since he first got the taste of freedom.

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Gajraj is currently being treated at the medical center after a successful campaign titled #FreeGajraj by PETA India freed him from his tourism duties.

The 70-year-old elephant was the first patient at Wildlife SOS‘ recently opened elephant hospital.?

The Elephant hospital occupies a total area of 12,000 sq feet and is equipped to treat sick and injured elephants. It has state-of-the-art medical technologies like wireless X-Ray, thermal imaging, ultrasonography, and an elephant ambulance.

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According to reports, Gajraj spent 50 years in tourism spots like Shri Bhavani Museum, Yamai Devi Temple in Aundh and Satara. His tusks were hacked off and he was suffering from a very poor diet and dehydration, investigators revealed.

"Gajraj's time in captivity left him with multiple health issues including a large painful abscess on his right hip and thin, worn out footpads that were so thin in some places that they had turned pink," Yaduraj Khadpekar, senior wildlife veterinary officer, told People.?

He was finally freed and sent to a Wildlife SOS care center after thousands of letters, emails, and calls.

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