Animal rights activists are trying to stop the proposed relocation of four young elephants from India’s northeast to be given as “gifts” to Hindu temples in the south, a process that will involve an arduous journey of thousands of kilometres by road.
The elephants due to be transferred have been identified as Rupsing, 13; Shiva, 6; Hiralal, 8; and Bijuli, 5, according to the non-profit People for Cattle in India (PFCI), which has raised serious questions over the circumstances surrounding the relocations.
