GALLERY

Many of the images below are distressing

BABY ELEPHANT IN CAGE

Starved and isolated, and waiting to be beaten as part of the 'domestication' process of pajan

MORE PAJAN

How man treats an endangered species

A LITTLE ELEPHANT

Beaten to the extreme limits of pain and distress

THE ROD AS THE MEANS OF SUPPRESSION

A subtle reminder of many past beatings. If the rod falls a further beating can be expected

TETHERED BABY

PAJAN

The chances of survival are small

FOOT ROT

A constant and sometimes deadly affliction for captive elephants left standing for years in their own waste

IN CHAINS FOR LIFE

THE HIDEOUS AND DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES OF YEARS OF FIERCE TETHERING

AND AS IT SHOULD BE…

WEEK OLD BABY RESTING UNDER MOTHER

HAPPY FAMILY

PARENT AND BABY

ANOTHER HAPPY FAMILY