Some celebrities of the entertainment industry were brought to social media to lend their voices and support to 60-year-old blind elephants, helping him reach an animal hospital in Mathura for rehabilitation and care.
Elephants named Nina blind in both eyes and suffer from severe arthritis, inequality, and degenerative joints.
He has been used to begging on the streets or in a wedding procession in various places in Uttar Pradesh throughout his life.
According to experts, it seems like he doesn’t accept medical attention for the rest of his life.
His deteriorating health and critical medical conditions mean he needed urgent medical attention.
Because the case was taken to the attention of officials and NGOs, the SOVERS SOS animal welfare organization began a petition that discussed the government to keep all elephants misused in such a way.
“Nina is the face of our petition, which is still ongoing,” said an official from NGOs, added, “It was only after the petition gets a traction that we can pool with the Uttar Pradesh forest department to take him to an elephant hospital in Mathura for the care he needed Of course.
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The petition has received more than 1.3 lakh signatures so far.
Some celebrities such as Athiya Shetty, Shruti Haasan, Randeep Hood, Vivek Oberoi, Adil Hussain, Jennifer Winget, Ramona Arena, Bani J, Pooja Batra and Suchitra Pillai, and even American TV star Nolan Gould signed the petition and shared them on their social media handles , Kartick Satyanarayan, Co-Founder & CEO, SOS wildlife, said, “SOS wildlife rivers thanked all celebrities who expressed their support to Nina Elephant’s broker.
It’s a hat to see celebrities using social media to change attitudes to realize and consciousness.
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Until now, Nina was in an elephant hospital treated by a doctor from the Ministry of Forestry and SOS wildlife.
The SOS Wildlife Veterinary Team has also developed a plan for care that involves hydrotherapy, laser therapy and healthy nutrition to help reduce their pain and suffering while overcoming their health.
Rajnikant Mittal, Division Forest Officer, Mathura, said, “The Uttar Pradesh Forest Department is happy to provide medical care for elephants who suffer in collaboration with wildlife in elephant hospitals.”
