Retire Amer Fort Elephants and End Rides, Pleads World Animal Protection on Occasion of World Wildlife Day
Mar 04, 2024
New Delhi [India], March 4: On the occasion of World Wildlife Day, World Animal Protection, an animal protection organization, is pleading the government of Rajasthan and the Ministry of Environment and Forests to end elephant rides in Amer Fort in Jaipur and retire the elephants to a wildlife friendly sanctuary. Recently, a Russian tourist was attacked by an elephant in Amer Fort in Jaipur. Keeping in mind human safety, as illustrated by this sad incident, it is urgently recommended to initiate the retirement of old and sick elephants and promote the existent alternative ways of getting to Amer Fort like jeeps and electric and battery powered vehicles.
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