SILENT VICTIMS
An elephant, 15 years old with a baby in her womb, died in Velliyar River near the borders of Palakkad on May 27. The animal entered the river and stood in the water for hours after it consumed the cracker-filled fruit. The cracker is believed to have exploded inside the elephant's mouth when it chewed the fruit. Guess why this pineapple was used? Reports tell that it might have been used for some other animal but the elephant came in contact, while some others tell it was used by the farmers to protect their farms. Even though it was for protection, how cruel can we humans be towards animals? This is not the first instance, animals have all the rights in the world to live just like humans. Since they can’t speak for themselves doesn’t mean that we misuse them and show our authority towards them in the form of “Animal Cruelty”. We here at writers deck have revealed few horrific instances of how we humans have treated them as cheap toys for our own use. 1...
