The pitiful sight of Mali cooped up in a barren enclosure surrounded by iron bars has enraged animal rights campaigners.
The 38-year-old beast was ripped from
her herd at the age of three in India and sent to Manila zoo in the
Philippines where she has lived a solitary existence ever since as the
country’s only captive elephant.
Female elephants are social animals that live in family groups, unlike males, and roam vast areas in the wild.
Experts say Mali’s mental and physical health has suffered due to her isolation.
Campaign group People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals said her only entertainment and relief from the
blistering heat comes in the shape of a small pool.
A spokesman added: “Mali paces her small
area incessantly or stands in one spot with her trunk to the ground,
evidence of her boredom, loneliness, and frustration.
Left to me, i see this as punishment... If an animal can be bored, lonely and frustrated then what about it being a Human Being. I am so sure this will result to a psychological challenge.
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