People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has submitted a veterinary inspection report to Forest Department officials in Tamil Nadu and Assam, to establish the continued abuse of a captive female elephant Joymala, in a temple.
A four-member team from Assam, headed by Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Hridesh Mishra, is currently in Tamil Nadu to inspect the condition of the elephant.
Joymala, renamed Jeymalyatha, was reportedly given on a six month lease to Tamil Nadu from Assam in 2008 and never returned, making her continued use in the southern State illegal under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
