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An elephant has shocked the world after staring to cry as she was rescued from years of abuse. Raju, 50 was abused, held shackled in spiked chains and forced to live off scraps from passing tourists. It is thought that he was captured as a baby and bought and sold many times over the course of his life. He was forced to work as a begging elephant in Allahabad. His legs were bound in spiked chains that made walking difficult and left him with chronic wounds. The that rescued him were extremely astonished to see tears roll down his face. He was saved from the hands of his captors in Pradesh region of India. 10 veterinarians and experts from Wildlife SOS along with 20 Forestry Commission officers and two policemen managed to rescue the poor beast.
Courtesy - Mirror
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