Yahoo Finance Elephant chased through streets by huge crowd; Netizens 'appalled' over cruelty
"Such a shame," reacted a social media user as a video of an elephant being chased away by a group of locals started doing the rounds on Twitter.
In the video tweeted by Indian Forest Services officer Sudha Raman, the elephant could be seen chased down a crowded street while the crowd rejoiced. Their laughter was apparent in the background from the audio. It could not be ascertained where the video was shot.
No words!! Wondering who is the animal here 😔 pic.twitter.com/LAcY276HdX
— Sudha Ramen IFS 🇮🇳 (@SudhaRamenIFS) March 17, 2021
Unlike humans, animals don't limit or know their boundaries. When it comes to elephants, the memories of passage are carried across generations. People living near forest areas or near d corridors should not panic, as this could trigger d animal. They too have d right to passage.
— Sudha Ramen IFS 🇮🇳 (@SudhaRamenIFS) March 17, 2021
Across India, the forest department has been working hard to address this issue. Let me tell you, each case is different and there is no 'one-solution'. Anthropogenic pressure is mounting up over d forests & wildlife, so the animals are equally the same stress. Awareness is d key
— Sudha Ramen IFS 🇮🇳 (@SudhaRamenIFS) March 17, 2021
Across India, the forest department has been working hard to address this issue. Let me tell you, each case is different and there is no 'one-solution'. Anthropogenic pressure is mounting up over d forests & wildlife, so the animals are equally the same stress. Awareness is d key
— Sudha Ramen IFS 🇮🇳 (@SudhaRamenIFS) March 17, 2021
As the video went viral, netizens were "appalled" at the insensitivity and cruelty shown towards the animal.
So sad, how can we educate our public about this and also safeguard the poor animal
— R Mari Karthikeyan (@marikarth) March 17, 2021
The elephant isn't trespassing on their land, they are trespassing on the elephant's.
— Jonathan (@Nobilis619) March 17, 2021
Such a shame....people harassing such innocent elephant just for fun....it hurts to watch this ....we as a society need to do so much to avoid such incident..
— sree pillai🇮🇳 (@sree230393) March 17, 2021
Such a shame....people harassing such innocent elephant just for fun....it hurts to watch this ....we as a society need to do so much to avoid such incident..
— sree pillai🇮🇳 (@sree230393) March 17, 2021
Appalling 😡
— harsh pupneja (@pupneja_harsh) March 17, 2021
Sick People!
— Sudha S (@sudha_unique) March 17, 2021
Horrible!
— Pardeep Chaudhary (@goldy8581) March 17, 2021
