“We are not the only animal that mourns; apes do, and elephants. Yet we are the only one that tortures”: Mahout repeatedly hit elephant with sticks, stabbing her legs, eyes and skin torn with pliers, Assam Govt sends high-level committee to bring her back
Few videos have surfaced exposing the abuse of Assam’s elephant Joymala (known as Jeymalyatha in Tamil Nadu), including the use of weapons such as pliers by the latest mahout, who was brought in after numerous other mahouts were caught on video beating her. The shocking report also reveals that she was beaten so ruthlessly she can be heard screaming in pain in a viral video at the holiest of places – the sanctum sanctorum of the Krishnan Kovil temple, where she is kept chained to the floor. Previously, a video showed her screaming while being beaten by two mahouts at a rejuvenation camp.