Pari

PARI'S REHABILITATION STORY

Being hardly able to walk, Pari was still expected to work and earn money as a begging elephant. She was also forced to stand at weddings on her painful legs for long hours which resulted in a malnourished body and a feet condition which was one of the worst we had ever witnessed.

When we found her, she was shackled in chains with a heavy saddle tied to her back and coarse ropes dug into her skin, along with tools of torture such as ankush (bull hook) and spears. Severely battered and bruised from her past life of abuse, she was still forgiving as our rescue team gained her trust with bananas (her favourite) and she finally made her journey to the Elephant Hospital Campus.

The Wildlife SOS rescue team made all efforts to make her feel comfortable during the journey by providing her with warm blankets in the Elephant ambulance, giving her cucumbers and  bananas, and making frequent pit stops.

Her initial emaciated appearance masked her fairly young age of 20, and medical examinations in the subsequent days also showed that she had a multitude of injuries including abscesses on cheek, temple and elbow joints, emaciated hindlimbs, septic ulcers near hip joints, protruding spine, severe abscesses and necrosis on footpads and toenails, and most visibly an abnormal posture. Her poor condition and compromised gait indicates that she has suffered severe neglect and lack of medical attention and chained for long hours creating permanent disability..

We have already started her initial treatment for which she is receiving proper nutrition, antibiotics, supplements and treats. But most importantly, our team is giving her laser therapy for pain management which provides relief to her joints and limbs.  With the help of our extensive, long-term treatment plan coupled with Pari’s determination and will power, she will also start adapting to her new life like all our other elephants.