New Delhi, Vantara didn’t provoke or request the relocation of the elephant named Mahadevi from a monastery in Kolhapur to its facility in Jamnagar however served solely because the “court-appointed recipient facility”, the NGO stated in a press release.
Mahadevi, who was with a Jain monastery at Nandani in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district for over three many years, was relocated to the Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Belief in Vantara’s wildlife rehabilitation facility in Jamnagar, Gujarat, earlier this week following a courtroom ruling.
“Vantara was not the initiating occasion, and that the complete course of has been carried out underneath judicial and statutory oversight, in coordination with the suitable authorities. The organisation acknowledged Mahadevi’s deep emotional and cultural significance in Kolhapur, however it acted solely as a court-appointed recipient facility.
“The explanations for the switch are totally documented within the judicial orders, which communicate for themselves,” reads the assertion from Vantara.
The Bombay Excessive Courtroom on July 16 ordered Mahadevi to be rehabilitated at Vantara’s facility in Jamnagar, after issues raised by an NGO with the Maharashtra Forest Division and the Supreme Courtroom appointed Excessive-Powered Committee on her “deteriorated well being and psychological struggling”.
The Supreme Courtroom on July 25 upheld the excessive courtroom order. The matter is now listed for compliance reporting on August 11, 2025, the Vantara assertion stated.
Mahadevi is affected by a number of well being points, together with foot rot, arthritis, overgrown toenails, and repetitive behaviours comparable to fixed head bobbing, a sign of deep psychological misery brought on by extended isolation.
The problem led to a protest march in Kolhapur.
In response to Vantara, the elephant acquired knowledgeable care from veterinarians, behaviourists, and caregivers, free of chains, handled for an untreated fracture and painful damaged toenail, and given house, vitamin, and emotional help to heal bodily and mentally.
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