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YEARENDER NOVEMBER 2018
epa07211792 YEARENDER NOVEMBER 2018.(14/27) An Elephant named Gajraj, who was rescued from an Indian royal family, takes the mud bath near the Wildlife SOS Elephant Hospital after receiving medical treatment in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, 180 Kilometers from New Delhi, India, 22 November 2018. Wildlife SOS is a conservation non-profit organization (NGO) in India working for animal welfare, elephant conservation and care and has - with the help of Indian state forest departments - rescued 26 elephants living in heart-breaking conditions from circuses and temples or from being used for street begging and from highway accidents..The NGO just opened the country's very first specialized hospital for injured and ailing elephants from all over India. The center is located in Mathura in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh and runs in a state-of-the-art and well equipped facility that is capable of conducting a variety of laboratory tests, including wireless digital radiology, ultrasound, laser therapy, in-house pathology and even a medical hoist to comfortably lift disabled elephants and move them around the treatment area..The Wildlife SOS Elephant Hospital also has ample storage space for elephantine quantities of life-saving drugs and veterinary medicines, critical equipment such as portable X-ray and ultrasound devices and foot-care tools..Captive elephants can be found all over India, but the exploitation in the name of religion is especially encountered in the southern state of Kerala, as well as in the northern state of Rajasthan and its capital of Jaipur..Throughout history, elephants have been used for war as far back as 5,000 years ago, as well as for business and travel but nowadays they are used in India mostly at social festivities, religious festivals and processions, and begging at temples..According to a World Animal Protection data, there are more than 3,000 elephants still in captivity in India, used for tourism and leisure industry, and many of them are i
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