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Podcast: News and Views
Episode: A Day in a Chain-Free Elephant Home in Tamil Nadu Which Is No More
Description: Three elephants were handed over by the Kanchi Mutt to the founders of Tree Foundation in 2016, to give them a happy home closer to their habitat, in a chain-free facility at Marakkanam, Tamil Nadu. Their happy stint was cut short in three-and-a-half years after a court order ruled that a ‘chain-free’ facility was in clear violation of the Captive Elephants’ Guidelines. Forest officials used brute force to relocate these elephants to a facility in Trichy. Do you believe elephants don't deserve to live chain-free? Watch the full story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...