There’s been much discussion around the treatment meted out to animals involved in tourism, especially elephants. You may have heard about the elephants in some Kerala temples who are decked up and used during religious ceremonies and festivals. These hundreds of ornately decorated creatures are paraded around the temples and streets during such events, and they draw huge crowds. Many reports and documentaries have recorded the level of cruelty inflicted upon these magnificent creatures.
Then there are the elephants kept in spice plantations in Goa whose story is much the same. These are just some instances of exploitation in the name of tourism that elephants go through every day.
So it is indeed heartening to hear that in at least…