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This elephant misses his mahout, authorities seek police help

2024-02-29 - Alappuzha, India.

Evoor Kannan, the elephant known for his murderous rage and with a history of killing two mahouts is in a bad mood these days. He had been gentle under the care of his former Mahout Sharath Parippally. When he got transferred in December, Kannan relapsed to menacing temper; snorting in anger and acting aggressively.


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Thiruvambadi Shivasundar

Jumbo boozes; owner pulled up

2013-08-19 - Alappuzha, India.

Businessman Sundar Menon’s confession seems to have courted a controversy. Menon, owner of Thiruvambadi Shivasundar, who said he was in the habit of giving his elephant buckets full of brandy, has come in for severe criticism from all quarters. The row came following a report in the New York Times… “A Big, Blingy Indian Love Song for a Brandy-Swigging Elephant”, which appeared on August 16.


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‘Chandramukhi" to make Kottur her home

2012-02-11 - Alappuzha, India.

The people passing by the Forest Office here on Saturday morning stopped for a moment to watch the little baby elephant inside. The one-and-a-half-month old baby elephant, fondly called ‘Chandramukhi’ has just stopped to take some rest before starting on its journey to Kottur Elephant Rehabilitation Centre in Thiruvananthapuram.


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Don"t mistreat elephants

2011-11-29 - ALAPPUZHA, India.

District collector Saurabh Jain on Monday issued stringent guidelines under the Kerala Captive Elephants (Management and Maintenance) Rules 2003 to prevent cruelty against elephants in the wake of the commencement of the festival season. If rules are flouted, action would be taken against the officers concerned, temple authorities, elephant owners and mahouts, he warned.


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4 Headlines about Elephants from ALAPPUZHA2024-02-29 - Alappuzha, India - This elephant misses his mahout, authorities seek police help 2013-08-19 - Alappuzha, India - Jumbo boozes; owner pulled up 2012-02-11 - Alappuzha, India - ‘Chandramukhi" to make Kottur her home 2011-11-29 - ALAPPUZHA, India - Don"t mistreat elephants

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