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A female elephant, suffering from an unrecoverable injury in the leg, was awarded mercy killing on the of request of her owner, a wildlife official said here on Sunday.
The mercy killing was permitted after Shabir Khan, the owner of the elephant, approached the wildlife authorities in this regard. “Twenty-three-year-old Sita was injured some one-and-a-half-month ago fracturing her right leg. Shabir Khan approached us Friday requesting mercy killing for the elephant,” Director Jaipur Zoo Ajay Gupta said. “A medical board comprising three members was formed on Saturday.” It recommended mercy killing for the animal,” he said.
Accordingly, the elephant was administered a poisonous injection at Hathi Gaon on the outskirts of the city last night, Gupta said.
He said the suffering elephant was unable to move and the injury was unrecoverable. This is the first case of animal mercy killing in the state, Gupta said.
The mercy killing was permitted after Shabir Khan, the owner of the elephant, approached the wildlife authorities in this regard. “Twenty-three-year-old Sita was injured some one-and-a-half-month ago fracturing her right leg. Shabir Khan approached us Friday requesting mercy killing for the elephant,” Director Jaipur Zoo Ajay Gupta said. “A medical board comprising three members was formed on Saturday.” It recommended mercy killing for the animal,” he said.
Accordingly, the elephant was administered a poisonous injection at Hathi Gaon on the outskirts of the city last night, Gupta said.
He said the suffering elephant was unable to move and the injury was unrecoverable. This is the first case of animal mercy killing in the state, Gupta said.
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