‘India’s Skinniest Elephant’ Found in Captivity on Brink of Death, Until Rescuers Bring Her to Care Center to Heal

‘India’s Skinniest Elephant’ Found in Captivity on Brink of Death, Until Rescuers Bring Her to Care Center to Heal
Courtesy of Wildlife SOS
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An emaciated elephant calf in India was being held by neglectful owners and was on the brink of death. Looking like skin and bones, she suffered from extreme malnourishment—until a community of caring animal activists came to the rescue.

When a pro-animal rights individual, Mr. S. Jain, reported witnessing the terrible state Lakshmi the elephant was in, the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department intervened and rescued the calf from her captors. While authorities sought legal repayment for the neglect, she was brought to Wildlife SOS, the country’s largest wildlife rescue organization.

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