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In reply to the discussion: Update on Raju the Elephant: [View all]Warpy
(111,585 posts)2. It looked like he was holding his rear legs out to the keeper for treatment
He's pathetically thin and his legs look deformed.
His "owner" should end up in prison for this, but is probably so desperately poor that just taking Raju away will be punishment enough.
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she is also a rescued elephant, i wonder if they just let people buy elephants in india like cats
JI7
Jul 2014
#7
oh dear. like the phrase "discretion is the better part of valour", Shakespeare was employing
cali
Jul 2014
#34
I just threw them some $ via PayPal. I can't afford much, but Raju just gets to me.
catbyte
Jul 2014
#46