Compassion takes a JUMBO step forward with the arrival of mechanical elephant, Airavatham at Sri Sakthi Vinayagar Temple in Chennai! 🐘💚
Sri Sakthi Vinayagar Temple is the 21st temple in India using a life-size mechanical elephant donated by PETA India that mimics a real elephant, including moving its trunk, tail, ears, and eyes.
This remarkable contribution, supported by actor @SonuSood and his son, Ayaan Sood in collaboration with PETA India and @PFCII ensures temple rituals can continue safely without subjecting real elephants to captivity, chains, or stress. The initiative helps keep devotees safe and allows real elephants to thrive in their natural habitats.
Chief General Manager of Ordinance Clothing Factory, Chennai, Shri B.S.Reddy IOFS; Chairman of the temple, Sri S.S. Murugan IOFS; and temple devotees joined the festivities of this milestone event.
Read more about the mechanical elephants donated by PETA India: https://t.co/IXC4hLGbCR
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The wild elephant nicknamed ‘Rolex’ that was captured by the Forest Department from Boluvampatti valley in #Coimbatore district on October 17 weighed 6.5 tonnes, far above the average weight of a male Asian elephant, due to routine crop-raiding. @THChennai
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Not Mandatory To Muzzle Pet Dogs In Public Places, Only Leashing Mandatory: Chennai Civic Body Tells Madras HC | @UpasanaSajeev#PetDogs#dogs
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Muzzling of pet dogs in public places not mandatory, Greater Chennai Corporation tells #MadrasHighCourt It tells Justice V Lakshminarayanan that only leashing is mandatory. Court also told that there's no cap on number of pets a parent can own @THChennai
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Animal rescuers raised alarm over a surge in cases of pet dogs being abandoned across the city following the @chennaicorp's decision to impose a ₹5K penalty on owners who fail to obtain a pet licence. Rescue teams report that they are now picking up 3-4 pedigree dogs every day.
How will you be able to grant licences to around 1 lakh pet dogs in Chennai city before Nov 24? Justice V Lakshminarayanan asks Greater Chennai Corporation. Says, he himself has three dogs at home & always muzzles them while taking for a walk @THChennai
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A street dog was allegedly beaten to death by a shop owner in Mylapore on Thursday, after he claimed the animal had been intimidating people since the morning.The incident took place in the evening on Bazaar Road, near Karuppiah Pharmacy.
Tamilnadu Forest Dept repeatedly rammed their jeep and chased wild elephant #Bahubali deliberately using blinding lights and sirens in #Mettupalayam#Coimbatore . Ma'am what are you doing about all this ? @supriyasahuias
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Supreme Court’s eightweek ultimatum to remove stray dogs from public spaces such hospitals, colleges, bus depots, and railway stations has put Chennai’s civic authorities in the doghouse. Can @chennaicorp move the dogs to shelters in two weeks? It may take at least six months to build shelters first, say officials.
The Madras High Court has issued notices to the Forest Department, the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department, and the Central Government regarding the proposed transfer of a baby elephant from Uttarakhand to the Nellaiappar Temple in Tirunelveli.
திருநெல்வேலி மாவட்டம், நெல்லையப்பர் கோவிலுக்கு உத்தராகண்டில் இருந்து குட்டி யானையை கொண்டு வர தடை கோரி People For Cattle in India தொடர்ந்த வழக்கில், தமிழக வனத்துறை, அறநிலையத்துறை மற்றும் கோவில் நிர்வாகம் பதிலள���க்க யர்நீதிமன்றம் உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளது. #ChennaiHighCourt #Tirunelveli
Increase in Tamil Nadu's elephant population from 3,063 in 2024 to 3,170 in 2025 is heartening, says #MadrasHighCourt Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava. Tells A-G that an increase by 107 elephants in one year is a significant growth. @THChennai
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நெல்லையப்பர் கோயிலுக்கு குட்டி யானையை கொண்டு வர தடை கோரிய வழக்கு: வனத்துறை, கோயில் நிர்வாகம் பதிலளிக்க உத்தரவு
#nellaiappartemple#Nellai#elephant#highcourt
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