Elephant starved by owner dies

[geovalin]

An elephant died in Mondulkiri province’s Sen Monorom city yesterday after its owner did not feed him for nearly a month as punishment for rampaging through a village. Khun Diyon, director of a local elephant conservation organisation, said the elephant, named Beong Kok, lived with his owner in Sen Monorom city’s Putang village.

 

Mr Diyon said that last month, the elephant rampaged through the village, causing damage but no injuries or deaths. He added that the 35-year-old elephant was shot with a tranquillizer gun to end the rampage, after which its owner kept it at home without food as punishment. “Weakened by starvation, the elephant had no strength to rise and stand on its own despite making several attempts to rise up,” said Mr Diyon. “The elephant died late in the evening after he fainted in the morning, following many days of fainting.”

“Expert officials could not save him because this elephant had no power and no food to eat. We are sorry to lose the elephant,” he added.

 

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[Odysseus123]

Yep-starving the elephant to death certainly punished him.

 

What this world really needs is cows with guns who will rise up and eradicate the rogue Bonobo-Chimpanzees.

[KKr]

Now that is news, all the way from Cambodia !

but brutal, and sad for the Elephant. 
No Animal Rights Groups protesting over there I guess  :-(

Edited April 23, 2018 by KKr

[Skeptic7]

People Suck! 

[Sydebolle]

Wondering what the do-gooders say now. This mahout must be banned from ever dealing with an animal again, after release from a nice slammer for an adequate time to consider, if he did the right thing. How sad is this; the elephant most likely went on a rampage due to mistreatment or starvation in the first place? 

[Araiwah]

Throw the scumbag in a cell for 30 days with no food.