The terrible fate of Raja the baby elephant.
The terrible fate of Raja the baby elephant, chained and held hostage by an angry mob:
An image that will haunt you and a story that will enrage you.
In this shocking expose the Duchess of Cornwall’s brother reveals how baby elephant Raja was shockingly mistreated as he was kept captive in Sumatra.
Following the deforestation of the land to produce palm oil, elephants have been forced to live with humans, destroying farms, flattening houses and sometimes killing people.
Villagers took Raja, and demanded compensation after his family ruined crops in the area.
The Real Side of Palm Oil Production
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_oil
Filed under: CAMPAIGNS - Global Animal Welfare Issues, GENERAL NEWS - International / National / Regional, PHOTOGRAPHS - **WARNING** (Animal Suffering) |
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