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RAHUL KHANNA STARS IN NEW PETA ANTI-ZOO AD
13/ 4/2007
Posing next to the tagline "Beaten, Shackled, Abused- Elephants Don't Belong in Zoos," actor Rahul Khanna stars in a brand-new ad for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India.
In the ad Rahul Khanna is shown shackled in chains, with bruises
painted onto his body. The ad has been shot by top photographer
Colston Julian.
Why is Rahul Khanna making a statement for elephants in captivity?
Last year, Mumbai saw the death of an elephant named Laxmi who was
hit by a speeding tanker. Because proper medical attention could
not be provided, Laxmi suffered with a broken leg and spinal
injuries before dying a day later.
Another elephant in Mumbai, was frightened by a fire cracker and
fell on a car. The mahout fled the scene and the elephant rampaged.
According to media reports, an entire platoon of SRPF and 60 police
personnel were called in to subdue her.
An elephant requires almost 200 kgs of food and over 150 litres of
water in a day yet many owners openly say they cannot afford to
feed these animals this amount of food. Their feet are not equipped
to walk on tar roads yet they spend their entire day and much of
the night walking on these roads.
Elephants in cities cause obstruction to traffic and are a threat
to thegeneral public as well. These elephants are used for begging
by the mahouts and there have been instances where the mahouts have
used the elephants to intimidate people to extract money from
them.
Elephants are social creatures and in the wild, the females live in
closely-knit family groups. They spend about 18 hours a day
walking,
feeding, bathing in water holes and interacting with other
elephants. They are intelligent and sensitive animals and are known
to mourn the loss of a relative, just as humans do. Captive
conditions fail to provide an interesting, stimulating and
rewarding environment for elephants.
In zoos and cities, animals are separated from their families as babies and are sentenced to a lifetime of boredom, loneliness, and even abuse. Zoos claim that they educate people and preserve species, but they rarely succeed on either count. Zoos present visitors with a distorted view of wildlife.
Conditions in zoos cause many animals to engage in self-mutilation
and other abnormal and self-destructive behaviors.
"Zoos cannot provide for the complex needs of the animals who they
hold captive," says Rahul. "These majestic animals belong in the
wild, but instead they are locked up like criminals-even though
they've committed no crime. A more respectful way to observe these
animals is through the fascinating wildlife programs available to
everyone on TV."
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