Muthu Raja, a Thai elephant that was sent to Sri Lanka as a gift more than 20 years ago, was flown to Thailand yesterday after being poisoned. The aggravation of the chaos once triggered a diplomatic dispute between the two countries.
Tatian was given to Sri Lanka by the Thai government in 2001, but last year Thailand asked for it back because it was said to be suffering from abuse at a Buddhist temple in southern Sri Lanka and its owners were failing to take care of it, the Taiwan Central News Agency reported, citing AFP and Indian English-language television station WION. The 29-year-old is also known in Thailand as Sak Surin.
Thai elephant
Muthu Raja, a Thai elephant that was given to Sri Lanka as a gift more than 20 years ago, has been flown back to Thailand, where it was not born, because it was poisoned. (Reuters)
The freight to Thailand amounted to $700,000
Yesterday (2) morning, the 4 tons of passengers on a one-way trade flight from Sri Lanka’s capital of Colombo (Colombo) airport. Thai officials said it cost $700,000 to dismantle the machine.
After takeoff in Chiang Mai, Thailand, the push will be cut off in a nearby natural damage area. Madusha Perera, chief veterinarian at Sri Lanka’s Dehiwala Zoo, said that when she was rescued from her previous residence last year, she had abscesses and pain.
Departmental wounds are formed by the owner
According to several plant welfare groups, Tui Tian was forced to rest with the wood cutters while his wounds went unpunished. It’s believed the owner caused the laceration in the feeding section. Peri said the elephant would refuse spa treatment on his return to Thailand to heal the remaining wound on his left front leg. Elephants are considered sacred plants in Sri Lanka and subject to law enforcement.
The Sri Lankan Animal Rights group Rally for Animal Rights and Environment, which had previously campaigned to rescue Tian from the temple, also expressed its dissatisfaction with Tian’s secession from Sri Lanka. The Alliance for Plant Rights and Conditions organized a prayer movement on 30 June; The group is now demonstrating against the government to Sue those who allegedly failed to take care of the extension.
Pavithra Wanniarachchi, Sri Lanka’s minister of Wildlife and Jungle Capital injury, said Thailand had been “persistent” in requesting the return of the elephants. Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena told parliament in June that he had personally told the Thai king that Sri Lanka was sorry about the state of the elephants.
Thailand’s Natural Capital and Situation minister Varawut Silpa-archa last month did not comment on whether the animals could be abused, but indicated that the Thai government was no longer accepting elephants to the country. Thailand’s foreign missions are also reviewing the status of elephants that have been taken overseas, he said.