Post by account_disabled on Feb 28, 2024 8:42:52 GMT
Elephant abused for years.
Molly, the abused elephant, was transported to central China when she was two years old due to genetic diversity.
But she ended up living a life in chains, giving rides to tourists and doing tricks in zoos.
An online campaign to rescue a six-year-old abused Asian elephant has successfully convinced authorities to remove the animal from zoo abusers in central China and reunite it with its mother in the southwest.
Molly, the abused elephant born at Kunming Zoo in in the Yunnan provincial capital of the same name, was sent to Henan province at the age of two, apparently to diversify her gene pool and avoid inbreeding.
She ended up performing tricks for tourists at several zoos in the province, and many videos emerged of her being “trained” by her handler with chains and iron hooks.
In recent years, she was filmed car C Level Executive List rying tourists on her back and performing tricks such as standing on her front legs and spinning a hula hoop at various zoos in Qinyang and neighboring cities.
The online campaign, titled "Rescue Molly the Little Elephant," took off when images emerged of a somber-looking Molly with a vacant look in her eyes. The photos of her were compared to pictures of her when she was one year old and appeared to show a completely different animal.
Jiaozuo Forest Zoo, one of the zoos where Molly lived, denied mistreating her in a statement in September last year. However, because they did not provide details, online users continued to push for Molly to meet her mother in Kunming.
A Weibo hashtag about saving Molly became a major topic of discussion on the platform late last month, with celebrities, including Taiwanese actors Shu Qi and Joe Chen, defending her.
On Sunday, the Henan Forestry Bureau, which oversees the province's zoos and wildlife parks , announced that Molly would return to Kunming due to "a response to public concerns" and hoped she would "live and grow in better conditions." .
Molly will receive a thorough health evaluation at the Kunming Zoo, officials said in a statement Tuesday morning.
China has multiple laws and regulations covering wildlife protection and animal actions, but some contradict each other. It is illegal to house animal performances in zoos, but other laws allow “commercial use of wildlife.” China does not have anti-cruelty legislation to criminalize animal abuse.
Animal shows, such as cycling bears and dancing elephants , are common in zoos and wildlife parks across the country.
Molly, the abused elephant, was transported to central China when she was two years old due to genetic diversity.
But she ended up living a life in chains, giving rides to tourists and doing tricks in zoos.
An online campaign to rescue a six-year-old abused Asian elephant has successfully convinced authorities to remove the animal from zoo abusers in central China and reunite it with its mother in the southwest.
Molly, the abused elephant born at Kunming Zoo in in the Yunnan provincial capital of the same name, was sent to Henan province at the age of two, apparently to diversify her gene pool and avoid inbreeding.
She ended up performing tricks for tourists at several zoos in the province, and many videos emerged of her being “trained” by her handler with chains and iron hooks.
In recent years, she was filmed car C Level Executive List rying tourists on her back and performing tricks such as standing on her front legs and spinning a hula hoop at various zoos in Qinyang and neighboring cities.
The online campaign, titled "Rescue Molly the Little Elephant," took off when images emerged of a somber-looking Molly with a vacant look in her eyes. The photos of her were compared to pictures of her when she was one year old and appeared to show a completely different animal.
Jiaozuo Forest Zoo, one of the zoos where Molly lived, denied mistreating her in a statement in September last year. However, because they did not provide details, online users continued to push for Molly to meet her mother in Kunming.
A Weibo hashtag about saving Molly became a major topic of discussion on the platform late last month, with celebrities, including Taiwanese actors Shu Qi and Joe Chen, defending her.
On Sunday, the Henan Forestry Bureau, which oversees the province's zoos and wildlife parks , announced that Molly would return to Kunming due to "a response to public concerns" and hoped she would "live and grow in better conditions." .
Molly will receive a thorough health evaluation at the Kunming Zoo, officials said in a statement Tuesday morning.
China has multiple laws and regulations covering wildlife protection and animal actions, but some contradict each other. It is illegal to house animal performances in zoos, but other laws allow “commercial use of wildlife.” China does not have anti-cruelty legislation to criminalize animal abuse.
Animal shows, such as cycling bears and dancing elephants , are common in zoos and wildlife parks across the country.