In a horrifying and cruel incident, a pregnant elephant in Kerala breathed her last after locals fed her a pineapple stuffed with crackers. The brutal killing took place on May 27 in Malappuram, Kerala. After the incident came into knowledge today, it sparked off outrage on social media. Bollywood celebrities along with social activists condemned the act and demanded strict action against animal cruelty.
Shraddha Kapoor, who leaves no stone unturned when it comes to the protection of animals, shared an artwork on her Instagram account to narrate to the horror of the elephant's unfortunate death. "A pregnant elephant was fed cracker stuffed pineapple by unidentified people in Kerala which exploded in her mouth and damaged her jaw. She walked around the village and finally passed away standing in a river. We keep searching for monsters hoping they would be having the devil's horns on their heads. But look around you, the monsters walk beside you. From anybody who throws stones at a stray dog to anybody hurting a living soul, choose one face. A lot of these animals trust human beings because they have been helped by them in the past.
This is cruel beyond measure. When you lack empathy and kindness, you do not deserve to be called a human being. To hurt someone is not human. Just stricter laws won't help. We need a decent execution of the law too. Until the guilty are punished in the worst possible way, these wicked monsters will never fear the law. Though it's a difficult task, I hope they are able to find out the one who committed this crime and punish them accordingly. Artwork by Bratuti. Post reposted from @tedthestoner," Shraddha wrote.
Anushka Sharma, who actively works for the safety of animals, demanded strict laws. "This is why we need harsher LAWS against animal cruelty," she wrote.
Alia Bhatt also condemned the inhumane act. "Terrible just terrible. We need to be their VOICE and coexist!! Is this meant to be some kind of sick joke?? This is heartbreaking," she wrote.
Athiya Shetty called 'humans monsters' while condemning the killing.
Randeep Hooda, on Twitter wrote, "An act most #inhumane to will fully feed a pineapple full of fire crackers to friendly wild pregnant #Elephant is just unacceptable..strict action should be taken against the culprits sir"
An act most #inhumane to will fully feed a pineapple full of fire crackers to friendly wild pregnant #Elephant is just unacceptable..strict action should be taken against the culprits sir @vijayanpinarayi @CMOKerala @PrakashJavdekar @moefcc @ntca_india https://t.co/ittFQogkQV
— Randeep Hooda (@RandeepHooda) June 2, 2020
Disha Patani shared a heart-breaking image of the unborn baby elephant from the parent's womb.
Ritesh Sidhwani also expressed his grief over the brutal death of the elephant.
After enduring the most inhuman act she didn't harm a single human being or crush any home.She ran in searing pain through the village.Absolutely gutted! May her soul rest in peace & the perpetrators of this horrible crime be brought to justice immediately.https://t.co/EvVSEPZVK1
— Ritesh Sidhwani (@ritesh_sid) June 3, 2020
Jackky Bhagnani was shocked beyond words with the inhumane act and had some strong words to say against the brutality.
The elephant who was wandering in the village for food, was fed the pineapple with crackers. After the crackers exploded in her mouth, she headed towards a waterbody and succumbed to the injury inside water.
(Source: Twitter/Instagram)
