Year of arrival: 2014
Age at the time of arrival: 50 years old
Sex: Male
Recognisable features: Tuskless (makhna)
Health condition when rescued: Gaunt; soaring blisters on legs from spiked chains, multiple scars and chronic abscesses across body caused by bullhook jabs, chronic abscess on left hip
Facility: Elephant Hospital Campus (EHC)
Favourite food: Sugarcane and muskmelon
Favourite activities: Playing with his tyre enrichment
Special needs: Dietary supplements given in cooked concentrate to build his immunity and internal strength.
Background: Torn away from his mother as a calf, Raju was rescued from Uttar Pradesh where he was coerced to beg for decades. He would cower at the whip of a bullhook, but his owner just couldn’t care less. | READ MORE ABOUT RAJU
