Sunder update: The temple is fighting the order and hiding Sunder
As you know, we have been working hard to free Sunder, a young elephant kept chained and isolated by the Jyotiba Temple and beaten by his ruthless mahout. Last month, we had a breakthrough when worldwide campaigning by our international affiliates resulted in an order from the forest minister to transfer Sunder to an approved holding place.
Unfortunately, the latest news is extremely worrisome. The temple is fighting the order and is hiding Sunder in order to keep the news cameras away. We heard from a few journalists that he was being hidden at a dairy plant, but when the Rahat team checked, there was no trace of him. Further inquiries revealed that Sunder was in a factory behind the dairy, but security guards would not let the Rahat team inside nor would they answer any questions. We are still doing everything possible to rescue this long-suffering elephant and will not give up until he is free. We recently held a news conference and a public demonstration in support of his retirement, and we are preparing for a possible court case. Please cross your fingers. I will, of course, keep you posted.
Please have some mercy on this poor creature!
Hoping all goes well and Sunder gets the freedom he deserves.
do something we all are with you?
God , save this kind animal !!! Praying !!!!!
Thank you for the up-dates
I have followed your posts about Sundar for a long time and it saddens me to know he has not been given his freedom. These people will be brought to justice and Sundar will one day be re-united with his own kind and live out his life happy and free from his captures. He has earned his right on this planet to do what elephants do…..I know PETA will never give up and hope is something you give up everyday. Without hope where would the human race be… Sundar will know one day that his hopes and dreams were answered…Thank you again for all your wonderful kindness towards animals…I will be waiting for the news that he is now free and living well….
Please find this poor elephant a good home. I can’t bear to see him in chains. He deserves a good life.
Please include me on your email list re: the plight of Sunder.
There is a decision from a judge already. So why is this not implemented by the police?
Please please get this poor elephant away from this life of misery. They cannot get away with what they are willingly doing to him. Find him now before they torture him to death. This is so awful that I cannot sleep at night since I first heard of this story. Something needs done now before they kill him. Please rush this possible court case and get detectives to find Sunder and get him out of where they have him. Who does the people think they are? Why not chain them and poke out their eyes and beat them like they did Sunder. I am so angry that this has been going on in this cruel world. What kind of humankind does this to an innocent elephant?????