Good News!!
After 50 years of being chained and tortured by his owner, Raju the elephant has been rescued and is now free.
The Daily Mail story of Raju’s plight and rescue offers 14 pictures and a complete explanation of how Raju’s heroic rescue was carried out by some fine people in India.
Here are a few of the pictures of Raju.
Smile, world. Say thanks for Raju’s rescue. Some nice people have just done a good thing.
Raju–free of the chains that held him captive for 50 years
Another picture of Raju–click to enlarge
The touch of a kindly hand
Transported to an elephant sanctuary
Removing the chains
Spiked chains held Raju
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Nice story. Was too busy to look up how long elephants live, but hopefully Raju will be around a long time.