BABY ELEPHANTS ARE STILL STOLEN FROM THE WILD TO BREAK THEIR SPIRIT IN THE PHAJAAN RITUAL! THIS MEANS THE BABY IS ISOLATED, BEING TIED UP AT ALL 4 LEGS DURING AT LEAST 3 WEEKS! WITHOUT PROPER FOOD OR ENOUGH WATER TO DRINK, BEING BEATEN WITH STICKS, BULLHOOKS, NAILS... THIS GOES ON UNTIL THE BABY ELEPHANT BREAKS AND DOES NOT RESIST OR STRUGGLE ANY MORE! HE THEN FEARS MEN AND THEIR PUNISHMENTS: A NEW SLAVE IS BORN TO ENTERTAIN, TO BE EXPLOITED IN DIFFERENT WAYS: LOGGING, BEGGING, TOURIST INDUSTRY, IN CEREMONIES, AT WEDDINGS, ELEPHANT PAINTINGS, RACES, ELEPHANT POLO...
THIS MUST STOP NOW! LEAVE THE BABIES WITH THEIR MOTHERS AND FAMILIES IN THE WILD! SOMETIMES BABY ELEPHANTS DON'T SURVIVE THIS CRUEL PRACTISE AND DIE AS A RESULT OF THE TRAUMA OF THE LOSS OF THEIR FAMILY, OF THE TRAUMA OF BEING BEATEN, AS A RESULT OF THE WOUNDS AND PAIN!