60 Year Old Blind Elephant Beaten By Her Owners Finally Gets Rescued
Imagine being blindfolded and forcibly made to cross a busy street at gun point! This is what the female elephant Lakhi has been subjected to all her life. Beaten and chained all her life, she was on the verge of collapse when the court intervened and granted her freedom.
In one of the most horrific cruelty cases witnessed in elephant abuse, Lakhi the elephant was blinded by her cruel owners & handlers and then forced to beg at various temples and small towns to earn money for her owners.
Lakhi had been exploited as a ‘begging & performing elephant’, a condition likely caused by constant abuse by her handlers. Her blindness put her at serious and continuous risk of road accidents if not guided properly. Mishandled, beaten and whipped all her life, she has several injuries and wounds on her chest, forehead, ears and back. A painful swelling on the left temporal region, which is clearly visible, speaks of the torture she has undergone.
After enduring decades of abuse and neglect, the 60 year old Lakhi has been finally rescued. On 26th February, 2015, elephant was gently encouraged to walk into a special ten wheel truck that was hired for this very purpose and start her final journey to her new home.
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After enduring decades of abuse and neglect, the 60 year old Lakhi has been finally rescued
Lakhi was blinded by her cruel owners
The Wildlife SOS team will be bringing ophthalmology experts from the UK to explore the possibility of restoring vision in at least one of her eyes. This will improve her welfare considerably.
Her appearance made it clear that her diet has not been nutritious
It is doubtful that she has ever even tasted food appropriate for an elephant.
Walking on the tar roads for years has severely affected her foot pads and toenails
Lakhi has chronic, painful injuries that have never received proper medical treatment. Adding to her pain and discomfort were the spiked chains kept consistently around her feet, which led to puncture and abrasion injuries.
During the 1400 km long journey, she was pampered with fresh fruit treats and buckets of water to keep her hydrated
She has reached her new home Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation and Care Center in Mathura where she will live her life with dignity and peace.
Lakhi stretching like a pro!
During the journey to Lakhi’s new home, the team decided to stop for a break and let her out of the truck to walk and stretch a little!
Lakhi being weighed after reaching home
In order to check on Lakhi’s health and to prepare a suitable food plan for her, she was weighed on the weighing scale by the Wildlife SOS team at Elephant Conservation and Care Center.
Lakhi smiling at Elephant Conservation and Care Center, Mathura
Lakhi caught smiling in the sunshine after settling in her new home with Wildlife SOS!
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This elephant deserved to be saved, I hope the owners of this elephant die in a pit of fire.
Wonderful beautiful people, thank you! May she live the rest of her life..........loved!
Thank you for saving her and may she have a peaceful and happy rest of her life.
Made me cry wit happiness for this wonderful old ellie, and for the marvellous people in a chain of love that stretched a long way.
Imagine 60 Years worth of Cruelty, saddens me that she had to wait so long to be rescued. Hope her forthcoming years are happy ones x
WIldlife S.O.S. is terrific!!!!!!! All our thanks for giving that elephant a new, safe home. Canyou prosecute that family????
What a beautiful thing to happen to an elephant so derserving !! Thank you so much Wildlife SOS for doing some thing I could not !!!!
How can people be so wicked.I hope she lives a happy and pain free life now.
Thankyou guys YOur the best.... Im so happy she is finally loved and That your all healing her,,, THANKYOU
Спасибо Вам ,хорошие Люди,спасшие слониху Лаки ! Вы настоящие Люди,с большой буквы !Счастья Вам и Лаки !!!!
What a wonderful life she now has. I hope bad karma will catch up with her previous cruel owners! May she live a long, happy, peaceful life
God Bless these people at Wildlife SOS for rescuing these precious babies from being tortured all their lives. We need to start donating to them. They need it and they definitely spent it all on these rescues..
Those shitheads over there should have poles shoved straight up their @SSES and then be left to linger and die. I hate people like them and would gladly let them suffer. Thanks to Wildlife SOS for stepping up!
It's heartbreaking story for her life, but fortunately she has a happy ending for the rest of her life. Big thanks to WildlifeSOS
Thank you & God bless you for rescuing her! People can be so horribly cruel to animals - its so wrong!!
This is great! No animal should be abused or uncredited for. She looks like she now has a great home and will receive the love and care that
I hope Lakhi enjoys the rest of her life, she deserves it. Just wish she wasn't in hell for the 1st 60 years. Thanks for rescuing her
God blesssthose people for savingthis elephant from her misery at least the last few years of her life will be a peaceful and happy onr.
Thank God for organizations that fight for and gain freedom for abused elephants like this grand dame. Enjoy your freedom sweetheart
Poor elephant I hope she can be happy now. Not quite burning in a pit of fire maybe but the owners should be punished. An eye for an eye...
Water For Elephants! I would love to pamper this beauty! Wish there was some animal reservation near me to go volunteer and help.
no matter how much people get cruel, there are many to repel them with good deeds.
This was very awful story with a Great and happy ending. I hope this will serve as a lesson the people around the world. GOD IS GREAT!
May Jehovah God of all creation bless your beautiful hearts for having such interests in this beauiful animal . i hope all who are involved
in her rescue and continuing care know that we are saying many prayers on their behalf !!! may she live to know truly loving kind humans !
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What a gorgeous girl. She will have a wonderful retirement with people who will love & care for her. I agree - her abusers will suffer!!!!
The people should be prosecuted, thank goodness she was rescued.
This is a wonderful outcome for this sweet, lovely animal. I am so grateful to the people who have rescued her.
How anyone would want to abuse a defenceless animal for personal gain is beyond me. We can only hope that what goes around come around.
I think the extreme division of man the caretaker and man the bully needs further attention. Thank you for saving this big, beautiful baby
Why are people so very cruel, poor elephant deserves the best of care
I fail to see how anyone could so mistreat an animal -- and I`m so very glad Lakhi has now found some comfort and respite!
It's so hard But how his owner earn money from it also it's blind how it can take part in carnivals
It doesn't have to-- it doesn't have to work anymore.
Load More Replies... This elephant deserved to be saved, I hope the owners of this elephant die in a pit of fire.
Wonderful beautiful people, thank you! May she live the rest of her life..........loved!
Thank you for saving her and may she have a peaceful and happy rest of her life.
Made me cry wit happiness for this wonderful old ellie, and for the marvellous people in a chain of love that stretched a long way.
Imagine 60 Years worth of Cruelty, saddens me that she had to wait so long to be rescued. Hope her forthcoming years are happy ones x
WIldlife S.O.S. is terrific!!!!!!! All our thanks for giving that elephant a new, safe home. Canyou prosecute that family????
What a beautiful thing to happen to an elephant so derserving !! Thank you so much Wildlife SOS for doing some thing I could not !!!!
How can people be so wicked.I hope she lives a happy and pain free life now.
Thankyou guys YOur the best.... Im so happy she is finally loved and That your all healing her,,, THANKYOU
Спасибо Вам ,хорошие Люди,спасшие слониху Лаки ! Вы настоящие Люди,с большой буквы !Счастья Вам и Лаки !!!!
What a wonderful life she now has. I hope bad karma will catch up with her previous cruel owners! May she live a long, happy, peaceful life
God Bless these people at Wildlife SOS for rescuing these precious babies from being tortured all their lives. We need to start donating to them. They need it and they definitely spent it all on these rescues..
Those shitheads over there should have poles shoved straight up their @SSES and then be left to linger and die. I hate people like them and would gladly let them suffer. Thanks to Wildlife SOS for stepping up!
It's heartbreaking story for her life, but fortunately she has a happy ending for the rest of her life. Big thanks to WildlifeSOS
Thank you & God bless you for rescuing her! People can be so horribly cruel to animals - its so wrong!!
This is great! No animal should be abused or uncredited for. She looks like she now has a great home and will receive the love and care that
I hope Lakhi enjoys the rest of her life, she deserves it. Just wish she wasn't in hell for the 1st 60 years. Thanks for rescuing her
God blesssthose people for savingthis elephant from her misery at least the last few years of her life will be a peaceful and happy onr.
Thank God for organizations that fight for and gain freedom for abused elephants like this grand dame. Enjoy your freedom sweetheart
Poor elephant I hope she can be happy now. Not quite burning in a pit of fire maybe but the owners should be punished. An eye for an eye...
Water For Elephants! I would love to pamper this beauty! Wish there was some animal reservation near me to go volunteer and help.
no matter how much people get cruel, there are many to repel them with good deeds.
This was very awful story with a Great and happy ending. I hope this will serve as a lesson the people around the world. GOD IS GREAT!
May Jehovah God of all creation bless your beautiful hearts for having such interests in this beauiful animal . i hope all who are involved
in her rescue and continuing care know that we are saying many prayers on their behalf !!! may she live to know truly loving kind humans !
Load More Replies... What a gorgeous girl. She will have a wonderful retirement with people who will love & care for her. I agree - her abusers will suffer!!!!
The people should be prosecuted, thank goodness she was rescued.
This is a wonderful outcome for this sweet, lovely animal. I am so grateful to the people who have rescued her.
How anyone would want to abuse a defenceless animal for personal gain is beyond me. We can only hope that what goes around come around.
I think the extreme division of man the caretaker and man the bully needs further attention. Thank you for saving this big, beautiful baby
Why are people so very cruel, poor elephant deserves the best of care
I fail to see how anyone could so mistreat an animal -- and I`m so very glad Lakhi has now found some comfort and respite!
It's so hard But how his owner earn money from it also it's blind how it can take part in carnivals
It doesn't have to-- it doesn't have to work anymore.
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