This is not regarding doggie but we had to seek help ! Do write to them, check d video and dont forget to sign the petition https://youtube/watch?v=lu6j3Gxir78 PETITION LINK : thepetitionsite/384/715/776/help-ganga-the-temple-elephant-receive-proper-care/#sign GANGARAMA TEMPLE DETAILS : Sri Jinarathana Road, Colombo, Sri Lanka +94 11 2 435169 11 232 7084, 11 2459622 gt@gangaramaya DESCRIPTION ON THE VIDEO: Published on 16 Jan 2015 Today I went to feed Ganga bananas like I do once or twice a week when I am in Colombo . His normal mahout was not there instead it was a young, questionably drunk man with a tshirt on that said if youre rich, Im single who was ruthlessly whipping him and scolding him in filth calling him a hutho (sp?) ... Three times he whipped him so hard that he broke his stick and had to go get new ones, so as to continue the beating , then he began yelling at me to go away. So I walked around the temple for a little bit then came back, and asked someone else if I could give him the bananas, the mahout said that Ganga was having a bad stomach and couldnt eat them (even though he had just passed some well formed seemingly normal dung), then his story changed to that this particular elephant was actually too dangerous for anyone else aside from him to approach (even though I hug him every week)however five mins later his story changed yet again and he said I could give him bananas if I paid him , ( I have never been asked to pay in the past) i didnt agree to any payment but instead took my opportunity, I walked up to Ganga and he excitedly greeted me like he always does. He happily ate the bananas , even lifting up his trunk and letting me put them directly into his mouth as per usual. (Such a dangerous elephant) Then as I was leaving the mahout was suddenly acting very nice, as he again asked me for money. I refused, and he became very aggressive and started shouting at me, he told me I was never allowed to come back to the temple , with a lot of swear words mixed in. I truly felt sick watching the beating unfold. Unfortunately I wasnt able to catch the worst of it on video, including the harsh gouging with the Akhusa which he put aside when he saw me watching , however the whipping and harsh ear pulling continued relentlessly until he realized I was filming, and resumed every time i stopped filming. Now what I would like to know is A. If this is how they are treating an elephant in a temple, and a famous temple for all the many locals and tourists that visit it to see, how are they treating the ones not in the temples and when no one is watching . And B. How do I get this idiot fired. Let me know The video is only a few mins of the beating that was going on for over 20 mins, when he realized I was videoing he calmed down for a bit but as soon as I would stop he would resume the beating with vigor. Ganga is 8 and is a very gentle natured and amazing juvenile elephant. I trust that the temple will do the right thing and fire this man.
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 11:19:43 +0000
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