{"id":19755,"date":"2014-07-08T00:25:48","date_gmt":"2014-07-08T00:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.trueactivist.com\/?p=19755"},"modified":"2014-10-11T23:10:26","modified_gmt":"2014-10-11T23:10:26","slug":"an-elephant-cried-when-he-was-rescued-after-50-years-of-suffering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/an-elephant-cried-when-he-was-rescued-after-50-years-of-suffering\/","title":{"rendered":"Elephant Cries Tears of Joy After Being Rescued From 50 Years of Suffering and Abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"
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These images tell the story of an elephant that\u00a0was abused, spending\u00a0almost 50 years in chains! \u00a0He would have died never knowing freedom but thankfully he was rescued.<\/p>\n

It is not uncommon for these beautiful animals to get abused as shown in this video we recently posted.<\/a>\u00a0Thankfully there are organisations such as\u00a0wildlifesos.org<\/a>\u00a0that does a great job rescuing animals like Raju, looking after them for the rest of their lives<\/a>.<\/p>\n

An elephant’s\u00a0brain is similar to that of humans in terms of structure and complexity\u2014such as the elephant’s\u00a0cortex\u00a0having as many\u00a0neurons\u00a0as a human brain. They are very intelligent beings and have\u00a0a wide variety of behaviors, including those associated with\u00a0grief, learning,\u00a0allomothering,\u00a0mimicry, play,\u00a0altruism, use of\u00a0tools,\u00a0compassion,\u00a0cooperation, self-awareness,<\/strong>\u00a0memory, and\u00a0language.<\/p>\n

These animals deserve a lot more respect!<\/p>\n

Raju lived in India, where he survived off handouts from passing tourists, and sometimes would eat plastic and paper to fill his empty stomach.<\/h3>\n

\"1\"Press People via Buzzfeed<\/a><\/p>\n

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But thankfully after 50 years of being held in chains, beaten, and abused, Raju has been saved by a charity in a daring midnight rescue operation.<\/h3>\n

\"2\"Press People via\u00a0Buzzfeed<\/a><\/p>\n

On Thursday at midnight in the Uttar Pradesh area of India, North London-based charity\u00a0Wildlife SOS<\/a>\u00a0freed Raju in an operation that moved Raju the elephant to tears.<\/h3>\n

\"3\"Press People via\u00a0Buzzfeed<\/a><\/p>\n

Here is Raju crying when he was rescued \ud83d\ude41<\/h3>\n

\"4\"Press People via\u00a0Buzzfeed<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"5\"Press People via\u00a0Buzzfeed<\/a><\/p>\n

Elephants have\u00a0a huge hippocampus<\/a>, a brain structure in the limbic system of the brain that\u2019s important for processing emotions.Elephants are deeply emotional and intelligent<\/a>\u00a0and exhibit a wide variety of behaviors, including those associated with grief, self-awareness, memory, and language.<\/p>\n

The charity\u2019s U.K. spokeswoman Pooja Binepal said the team were astounded to see tears roll down his face during the rescue. She added: \u201cIt was so incredibly emotional for all of us. We knew in our hearts he realised he was being freed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"6\"Press People via\u00a0Buzzfeed<\/a><\/p>\n

Pooja explained that they believed he was poached. \u201cThe poachers either slaughter the mother, or they drive the herd into traps that are small enough only for the babies to fall into. The mother cries for her baby for days after he\u2019s been stolen \u2014 it is a sickening trade.\u201d<\/p>\n

The rescue team worried that Raju\u2019s owner would flee. Raju\u2019s owner even tried to prevent the rescue, shouting commands to terrify Raju.<\/h3>\n

\"7\"Press People via\u00a0Buzzfeed<\/a><\/p>\n

But the rescue team didn\u2019t give up. Wildlife SOS founder Kartick Satyanarayan said: \u201cWe stood our ground and refused to back down \u2014 and as we did so, tears began to roll down Raju\u2019s face.\u201d<\/h3>\n

\"9\"Press People via\u00a0Buzzfeed<\/a><\/p>\n

He added: \u201cSome tears no doubt were due to the pain being inflicted by the chains, but he also seemed to sense that change was coming. It was as if he felt hope for the first time in a very long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Raju stepped out of the truck and took his first step to freedom at one minute past midnight on July 4, which Katrick said \u201cfelt so extraordinarily fitting.\u201d<\/h3>\n

\"10\"Press People via\u00a0Buzzfeed<\/a><\/p>\n

The charity has since launched a campaign to raise \u00a310,000 to begin the start of his new life in a new enclosure that will allow him to roam with his adoptive family.<\/p>\n

To donate to Raju and his adoptive family, visit\u00a0www.wildlifesos.org<\/a>, or send cheques or postal orders to: Wildlife SOS, 483 Green Lanes, London, N13 4BS.<\/p>\n

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Sources for this article include:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Buzzfeed<\/a><\/p>\n

True Activist<\/a><\/p>\n

WikiPedia<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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