An Asian elephant kept in a zoo so bad it made him mentally ill has been given the all-clear to be relocated to his homeland, and freedom.
Last Friday, members of global animal welfare collective Four Paws was allowed to conduct a medical exam on behalf of Pakistani authorities to ensure he was well enough to be moved, and steps are now being taken to relocate him to a sanctuary, with one in Cambodia named as a potential new home.In September 2016, Kaavan’s cause was picked up by animal welfare organisations after it emerged the zoo had kept him chained up for over two decades and the elephant had become mentally ill.
Less than a year later four lion cubs died at the zoo after being slowly poisoned with the wrong kind of milk. According to Four Paws, two more lions died from smoke inhalation in July when local animal handlers seeking to relocate them lit a fire in their enclosure to try to scare them into their transport crates.Source:AFPSource:AFP
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