We might be making rapid strides in our cultural advancement, but animal cruelty continues to occur every now and the. Far too often, far too easily, without any repercussions.?
Another incident of brutality has come to light in Tamil Nadu where an innocent elephant was mercilessly beaten by its Mahout and Kavadi. The incident has triggered outrage with people calling for culprits to be punished severely.
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The video was originally shared on Monday by Indian Administrative Service officer Awanish Sharan, on his Twitter handle. The IAS officer termed the two men, beating the miserable elephant, as devils.
The footage has been viewed by over 145k users on Twitter as netizens condemned the incident. The tweet was quote tweeted by Indian Forest Officer Parveen Kaswan on Monday who said that the two men have been booked by the authorities for thrashing the elephant at rejuvenation camp.
As per a report by?The New Indian Express, the incident took place in Tamil Nadu's?Thekkampatti?where the elephant was inside the 48-day annual rejuvenation camp. The video shows the two men brutally beating the animal that was tied as they continued to hit his legs.?
The incident is even more shocking?considering the fact that it took place at a rejuvenation camp where animals are sent to be nurtured back to good health.
The report said that the mahout Vinil Kumar and his assistant Siva Prasath have been booked under sections of the Wildlife Protection Act. Vinil has also been suspended by the Srivilliputhur Nachiyar Thirukovil temple administration. While Siva Prasath was never an employee of the temple. The news report identified the elephant as Jeymalyatha of the Srivilliputhur Nachiyar Thirukovil.
The incident has caused outrage with people letting their feelings known:
It's just sickening and heartbreaking at the same time. There has to be an end to such inhuman acts. This can't go on like this and only making big claims on putting a stop to animal cruelty won't do any good unless there is proper plan to tackle the menace.?
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