{"id":15982,"date":"2025-06-01T03:13:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=15982"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:13:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:13:14","slug":"images-show-a-starving-weak-70-year-old-elephant-forced-to-walk-miles-for-a-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=15982","title":{"rendered":"Images show a starving, weak 70-year-old elephant forced to walk miles for a festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Upsetting images of an emaciated elephant forced to join a 10-day parade in Sri Lanka sparked outrage back in 2019. Many people signed a petition calling for an end to this animal cruelty \u2014 but what many might not know is what happened afterward.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"hqirn69ff08f62fd1e\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.hqirn69ff08f62fd1e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.hqirn69ff08f62fd1e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.hqirn69ff08f62fd1e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.hqirn69ff08f62fd1e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.hqirn69ff08f62fd1e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>Photos of the Sri Lankan elephant lying on the ground, frail and near death with her bones clearly showing through her skin, shocked the world when they first surfaced six years ago. The 70-year-old elephant, named Tikiiri, was forced to wear a costume during a Buddhist festival, so her protruding ribs wouldn\u2019t be visible.<\/p>\n<p>Tikiiri joined 60 other elephants and was forced to walk many miles each evening despite her frail health. The starving elephant would also work alongside dancers, jugglers, fire-breathers and musicians.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/08\/14\/02\/17251584-7354577-image-a-6_1565746845192.jpg\" alt=\"Tikiiri, a 70-year-old female elephant, will work beside 60 elephants for the Perahera Festival in Sri Lanka this year - despite her frail body and ailing health\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SaveElephantFoundation\/posts\/2361434793925283?__xts__[0]=68.ARDGwA34YASccVCLRmEcsw1GC44M1Z8JCZyT9TRRq4COIqQerRhBPmn7Zn63cCGp3uFCsKKp0KmYIsSHBVg9wBGsbwyctCoMO2gRWT5mKSZzzprJBMvF4lfUzZQUCLgEKNhU9v411G7aFEam_QhPVRQe4p0nXBYMEnpzXnWhy7oQIXQe_f-K9Upw_9p-RCtPh4T0c5skxQhJCFXl3Hj0AkpUOcyzdZkFYtd0SAROA7hJJM9Tl6aIk87aLgzMgaMz0YcqZdIrQ22J433ngIYTSnfRcQHoq56UGK9YDeFZK4dP5whsLZymyxFYv0GuenQNuYAzjfDLMa9SQS2C5tZlICSeiA&amp;__tn__=-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Save the Elephant Foundation\/Facebook<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The shocking images were shared worldwide, and thousands of people signed a petition demanding change.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saveelephant.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Save the Elephant Foundation<\/a>\u00a0shared the images as part of World Elephant Day and an online petition attracted the attention of thousands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTikiiri joins in the parade early every evening until late at night every night for ten consecutive nights, amidst the noise, the fireworks, and smoke,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/ranil-wickremesinghe-save-tikiiri-from-barbaric-abuse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the petition said.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u201cShe walks many kilometers every night so that people will feel blessed during the ceremony.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-170516\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/08\/26115101\/otr.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=913450385668568&amp;set=pcb.913464269000513\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u201cNo one sees the tears in her eyes, injured by the bright lights that decorate her mask, no one sees her difficulty to step as her legs are short shackled while she walks,\u201d the petition reads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u201cHow can we call this [the festival] a blessing, or something holy, if we make other lives to suffer?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The petition got over 100,000 signatures, with many comments from outraged animal lovers. One signer said: \u201cAny level of cruelty to animals is reprehensible. This level of cruelty is absolutely deplorable. I only hope this elephant can be saved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The petition also included message to the former Prime President of Sri Lanka,\u00a0Ranil Wickremesinghe, calling for this barbaric treatment of elephants to stop.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.change.org\/photos\/7\/sw\/pn\/QtSWPNsoAxgMGYi-800x450-noPad.jpg?1565639575\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/ranil-wickremesinghe-save-tikiiri-from-barbaric-abuse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Change.org<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After public outrage, Tikiiri was sent back to her owner in Rambukkana but never recovered.<\/p>\n<p>The frail, 70-year-old elephant forced to parade despite her poor health passed away in late September 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Tikiiri\u2019s owner told Metro.co.uk she died Tuesday afternoon, with a vet scheduled to perform a post-mortem the next day.<\/p>\n<p>A source described her life as one of \u201cslavery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Save Elephant Foundation said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sad news is just out tonight that Tikiri passed away this evening. There is both sorrow and relief here. To think of her brings such pain to my heart. That hard service was her life, and not freedom, carries for me a commitment to others who yet suffer.<\/p>\n<p>That we could not help her before her eyes would shut forever fosters a renewed courage, and bears a responsibility for us to find safe refuges for all of the captive Giants born under the yoke of Man. What we wished for Tikiri, even a few days of freedom with love and care, we will demand for others.<\/p>\n<p>The day that I met Tikiri, her eyes locked with mine, telling me all that I needed to know. Her own fear and anger and sorrow is now part of that longer memory of her kind which should bear us no affection.<\/p>\n<p>Tikiri\u2019s suffering has ended, her soul is now free. No more harm can come to her.<br \/>\nRIP dear Tikiri. Never look back to this world so cruel toward you and your friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-170517\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/08\/26115137\/tokie.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/08\/26115137\/tokie.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/08\/26115137\/tokie-768x576.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Humans. We are the worst thing to happen to this planet. Our cruelty beyond measure. If animals could speak, we would weep. If nature had a voice, we would have to hide away in shame.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upsetting images of an emaciated elephant forced to join a 10-day parade in Sri Lanka sparked outrage back in 2019. 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