Pakistan to free elephant Kaavan after campaign by US singer Cher - (Zoo in Islamabad Pakistan)

Elephant Who Spent 30 Years Alone In Zoo Will Finally Be Free Kaavan, a 32-year-old Asian elephant who has spent his whole life in a ramshackle enclosure at the Murghazar Zoo in Islamabad, Pakistan, is finally going to a sanctuary. The global quest to free Kaavan started in the summer of 2015, when Samar Khan happened to be visiting her family in Pakistan from the U.S. After Khan learned that the elephant in the Islamabad zoo had been chained for 28 years, Outrage over the treatment of Kaavan at the capital's Islamabad Zoo went global several years ago with a petition garnering over 200,000 signatures after it emerged he was being chained up. Kaavan stands under the cover of his shed behind a fence at the Marghazar Zoo in Islamabad on May 22, 2020. ( AFP ) A Pakistani court ordered freedom for a lonely elephant, who had become the subject of a high-profile rights campaign. The Islamabad High Court ordered wildlife officials to consult with Sri Lanka, where the Asian elephant came from, to find him a "suitable sanctuary" within 30 days. "The pain and suffering of Kaavan must come to an end by relocating him to an appropriate elephant sanctuary, in or outside the country", the court ordered, criticising the zoo for failing to meet the animal's needs for the past three decades. The court has also ordered dozens of other animals –– including brown bears, lions and birds –– to be relocated temporarily while the zoo improves its standards. Outrage over the treatment of Kaavan at the capital's Islamabad Zoo went global several years ago with a petition garnering more than 200,000 signatures after it emerged he was being chained up. The Islamabad High Court ordered wildlife officials to consult with Sri Lanka, where the Asian elephant came from, to find him a "suitable sanctuary" within 30 days. "The pain and suffering of Kaavan must come to an end by relocating him to an appropriate elephant sanctuary, in or outside the country," the court ordered, criticising the zoo for failing to meet the animal's needs for the past three decades. Music icon Cher marked “ONE OF THE GREATEST MOMENTS OF MY LIFE” Thursday after a Pakistani court ordered freedom for a lonely elephant named Kaavan, who had become the subject of a high-profile rights campaign backed by the US singer. “WE HAVE JUST HEARD FROM PAKISTAN HIGH COURT KAAVAN IS FREE,” Cher tweeted, adding a string of emojis and saying she felt “SICK”. ആന,யானை,elefantessa,elefante,,الفيلփիղ,হাতি,elefantea,слан,slon,слон,ဆင်,lefant,elepante,象,象,elefant,olifant,elefanto,elevant,elepante,norsu,l'éléphant,სპილო,Elefant, ελέφαντας,હાથી,giwa,ʻelepani,हाथी,dramblys,Elefant,слон,gajah,iljunfant, arewhana,हत्ती,заан,हात्ती,njovu,ହାତୀ,,هاتۍ,فیلsłoń,elefanta,ਹਾਥੀ,слон,elefane,ailbhean,слон,nzou,,هاٿيslon,maroodiga,tlou,gajah,tembo,фил,யானை,Yāṉai,фил,ఏనుగు,Ēnugu,ช้าง,fil,pil,ہاتھی,پىلcon voi,eliffant,oaljefant,Indlovu,,העלפאַנד erin,indlovu, # # #asianelephant #Pakistanzoo #Kaavan